Vitamin B Supplements Could be Greater Risk of Lung Cancer for Men

As per the new study, men who take high doses of vitamin B supplements like Vitamin B6 or B12 are at high risk of getting lung cancer as reported in Daily Mail.

It helps red blood cells to procedure proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Vitamin B complex is available in natural foods like meat, fish, cheese, eggs, milk, and cereals.

A study called Vital was carried out by American researchers who examined 77,000 people aged between 50 and 76. They aimed to understand the impact of vitamins and minerals on cancer risk.

The data was collected from participants’ vitamin B use and the amount of dose taken for over 10 years. The team found that the men who took high doses of B vitamins over the years are at high risk of cancer.

Individuals with smoking propensity who took more than 20 mg of vitamin B6 each day are multiple times bound to foster cellular breakdown in the lungs and the male smokers who take 55 mg of vitamin B12 are at greater risk of developing lung cancer.

Dr. Theodore Brasky from The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Centre is the lead author of the study and reported to the Daily Mail that all the men who used Vitamin B supplements in high doses for more than 10 years have double the risk of developing lung cancer. And for smokers, the risk is three to four times greater. So by adding vitamin B supplements it can build the gamble of creating disease whenever taken substantially more than the suggested sum.

He recommended that people not take the Vitamin B supplements as we can get them naturally from consuming meats, cereal, and chickpeas.

The risk was not the same for the woman who takes vitamin B supplements and further research is needed to determine if the effect is the same for the post-menopausal women.

The UK’s National Health Service recommended dose of Vitamin B6 is 1.4 mg per day for men and 1.2 mg per day for women. And for B12 it is 1.5 mcg a day.