SGIM Bottom Line Podcast

SGIM Bottom Line Podcast


Vitamin D Does Not Prevent Cancer or Cardiovascular Disease: The VITAL Trial

August 12, 2020

Dr. Eric LaMotte leads the conversation as Bottom Line Summary author Dr. Jeff Tice and Dr. Erin Michos of the department of cardiology at Johns Hopkins talk about the disappointing news that Vitamin D does not cure cancer. Were why surprised? Kind of, actually!

"Vitamin D as a primary prevention does not reduce the risk of cancer or cardiovascular events over five years in men over the ages or 50 year or women over the ages of 55 years."