Wondering if you can do more than slap on some sunscreen to prevent skin cancer? A new study suggests that getting more vitamin A may help.
The study of around 125,000 Americans found that people with the highest intake of vitamin A lowered their risk of squamous cell skin cancer by around 15%. Most of the vitamin A they consumed came from foods.
“These findings just add another reason to have a healthy diet with fruits and vegetables. Vitamin A from plant sources is safe,” said Eunyoung Cho, the study’s senior author. She is an associate professor of dermatology and epidemiology at Brown University.
Healthy food sources of vitamin A include sweet potato, cantaloupe, carrots, black-eyed peas, sweet red
