WASHINGTON, Aug 1:
Intake of vitamin A may be associated with a lower risk of a common type of skin cancer, a study claims.
The study of about 125,000 Americans found that people with the highest intake of vitamin A lowered their risk of squamous cell skin cancer by around 15 per cent.
Most of the vitamin A they consumed came from foods, according to the study published in the journal JAMA Dermatology.
“These findings just add another reason to have a healthy diet with fruits and vegetables. Vitamin A from plant sources is safe,” said Eunyoung Cho, an associate professor at Brown University in the US. Healthy food sources of vitamin A include sweet potato, cantaloupe, carrots, black-eyed peas, sweet red peppers, broccoli, spinach, dairy foods, fish and meat, especially liver, according to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Vitamin A is a fat soluble vitamin. That means it can collect in the fat cells.
However, when taken in large amounts—like those in supplements—people can potentially reach an unsafe level of vitamin A, according to the NIH. (PTI)
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