Vitamin D Supplements and Prevention of Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease

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Authors

JoAnn E. Manson · Harvard University

Nancy R. Cook · Brigham and Women's Hospital

I‐Min Lee · Brigham and Women's Hospital

William Christen · Harvard University

Shari S. Bassuk · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Samia Mora · Brigham and Women's Hospital

Heike Gibson ·

Abstract

Supplementation with vitamin D did not result in a lower incidence of invasive cancer or cardiovascular events than placebo. (Funded by the National Institutes of Health and others; VITAL ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01169259 .).

Topics & Keywords

Vitamin D Research Studies Vitamin C and Antioxidants Research Bone health and osteoporosis research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life below water

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 380, Issue 1, pp. 33-44

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1809944

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