High vitamin D levels associated with a 40% reduction in colon cancer - Best sources of vitamin D = High fat foods & sunshine

This post includes a synopsis of a study published in the British Medical Journal 2010 Jan 21;340:b5500 and a recipe for beef and chicken liver.

Study title and authors:
Association between pre-diagnostic circulating vitamin D concentration and risk of colorectal cancer in European populations:a nested case-control study.

Books:

Jenab M, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Ferrari P, van Duijnhoven FJ, Norat T, Pischon T, Jansen EH, Slimani N, Byrnes G, Rinaldi S, Tjønneland A, Olsen A, Overvad K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Clavel-Chapelon F, Morois S, Kaaks R, Linseisen J, Boeing H, Bergmann MM, Trichopoulou A, Misirli G, Trichopoulos D, Berrino F, Vineis P, Panico S, Palli D, Tumino R, Ros MM, van Gils CH, Peeters PH, Brustad M, Lund E, Tormo MJ, Ardanaz E, Rodríguez L, Sánchez MJ, Dorronsoro M, Gonzalez CA, Hallmans G, Palmqvist R, Roddam A, Key TJ, Khaw KT, Autier P, Hainaut P, Riboli E.

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC-WHO), Lyon, France. Jenab@iarc.fr

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20093284

The study revealed that patients with highest vitamin D levels had a 40% lower risk of colorectal cancer than did those who had the lowest.

Exposure to sunlight allows us to produce vitamin D and the richest dietary sources include: butterfat, lard, eggs, liver, organ meats, marine oils and seafood.

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Recipe of the day

Food Mall: Beef Liver

Beef and Chicken Liver

Ingredients:

beef liver
chicken liver

Instructions:
Marinate in oil and lemon juice. Then sauté them in a fair amount of olive oil, HOT, for a short while. Beef liver about 3/8" thick is done in 2 minutes per side. Divide the chicken livers in two before cooking. Then sauté some onions, and combine the meat with the onions just before serving.