Vitamin D helps reduce the risk of uterine fibroids.

According to a US study, women who have sufficient vitamin D levels reduce their risk of uterine fibroids by 32%.

This study was conducted by scientists from the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Participants included 1,036 women aged 35-49 who lived in the Washington DC area between 1996 and 1999.

Researchers screened participants with uterine fibroids, using ultrasound and blood samples to measure levels of 25-hydroxy D (the main form of vitamin D in the blood).

Those with 25-hydroxy D levels higher than 20 ng/mL were considered to have sufficient levels. The study participants then completed a questionnaire about sun exposure.
As a result, those who spent more than one hour outdoors per day also reduced their risk of uterine fibroids. The estimated reduction was 40%.

Dr. Donna Baird, a researcher at the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, said: "It would be wonderful if something as simple and inexpensive as women exposing their skin to natural sunlight every day could help reduce their risk of uterine fibroids."

Dr. Baird noted that while the findings are consistent with laboratory studies, further research on women is still needed.

This study was published in the Journal of Epidemiology.

According to Dan Tri - nt