Vitamin D, known for important health benefits such as bone support, now seems to promote longevity in another way—by improving survival rates among colon cancer patients. A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology tracked 1,600 people after surgery for colon cancer. Patients with the highest levels of vitamin D had half the risk of dying from the disease as those with the lowest levels. Though previously linked with lowering colon cancer risk, this is the first study to confirm a link between vitamin D levels and long-term survival rates for colon cancer.

Source: Reuters