Study finds that vitamin B6 may reduce risk of lung cancer

The Journal of the American Medical Association is reporting that having higher levels of Vitamin B6 may help reduce the risk of lung cancer. The journal states that the combination of B6 and the amino acid Methionine could decrease risk by nearly 50%.

The study is extraordinary because the results included smokers and former smokers.

Researchers compared B6 levels between those with cancer and those without and found that in most cases, those without cancer had higher levels of the vitamin. Nearly 400,000 people participated in the study.

Medical experts are happy with results, but remain cautious, as they're still not certain whether other vitamins play a role.

"We don't know if these compounds are really lowering the risk. In your diet, if you have a high level of a certain vitamin then you might have higher levels of other vitamins as well," said the study's author, Dr. Paul Brennan.

Researchers also stress that overloading on B6 is unhealthy and will not offset the risks of smoking cigarettes. B6 and the amino acid Methionine can be found in animal protein, fish, meat, grains, and vegetable seeds.

Information from CNN and WebMD .