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You already know that regular exercise can improve your health in many ways. The health benefits of taking vitamin D and omega 3 supplements have been widely reported.Now, there’s a better reason to consider adding these tools to your preventive health plan: a new study published in the journal. Frontier of aging It has been reported that combining exercise with both vitamin D and omega 3 supplements may help reduce the risk of developing invasive cancer by 61%.
During a three-year study in Switzerland, France, Germany, Austria, and Portugal, researchers found daily doses of vitamin D3, a form of vitamin D supplement known to reduce cancer cells. Tested for effects of growth), omega-3 (helps maintain healthy cells), and home strength training with 2,157 volunteers (which can boost immunity and prevent inflammation). All participants were 70 years of age or older and completed each treatment individually and together to see which tactics (or combinations of tactics) helped reduce the risk of invasive cancer.
Results: Although more research is needed for physicians to make definitive recommendations, Dr. Heike Bischoff-Ferrari of the University of Zurich, Switzerland, said that vitamin D3, omega3, and exercise are all risk of invasive cancer in study participants. I concluded that it helped prevent the disease. When doing all three, the researchers said the benefits were most beneficial, as the risk of cancer was reduced by 61%. “Our results are based on multiple comparisons and require replication, but may prove useful in reducing the burden of cancer,” Bischoff-Ferrari said. increase.
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This study is the first of its kind to explore the use of three separate prophylactic health tactics to reduce the risk of invasive cancer that grows through the original tissue or cells. Bischoff-Ferrari said the team aims to go beyond the general recommendations of avoiding smoking and excessive sun exposure in the study. “Preventive efforts in middle-aged and older people today are primarily limited to screening and vaccination efforts,” she said.
