WEDNESDAY April 16, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- Researchers at Emory University
conducted a trial and found more evidence to suggest that taking vitamin D and calcium supplements may lower risk of colon cancer.

The clinical trial of 92 patients showed supplementing diet with vitamin D and calcium increased the level of a protein known as Bax.

High levels of Bax might be pushing precancerous cells into apoptosis or programmed cell death, Veronika Fedirko said.

The results were presented at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in San Diego.

Previous studies have already shown that calcium and vitamin D tend to reduce colon cancer risk.