What vitamins come to mind when you think of vitamins that can protect the skin? Vitamin C? or Vitamin E? Many people do not know that there is actually a cheap yet effective vitamin around us, which can protect the skin against ultraviolet rays and prevent skin cancer—vitamin B3.
A few years ago, a double-blind, randomized, and controlled trial involving nearly 400 skin cancer patients conducted by a group of Australian scientists verified the protective effect of this vitamin on the skin. Their study attracted widespread attention after it was published in The New England Journal of Medicine in 2015.
“This form of prevention is safe and inexpensive, costing around $10 AUD (about 6.5 US dollars) per month, and it is widely available,” said Diona Damian, the leader of the research project in Australia and Professor of Dermatology, the University of Sydney, Australia….