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The Vitamin D Deficiency Epidemic
Monday, July 28, 2008
By Michael F. Holick, Ph.D., M.D
I have been conducting research in the field of vitamin D for almost 40 years. My laboratory helped establish the importance of sun exposure to the skin’s ability to synthesize vitamin D. We also worked to determine how latitude, the seasons, aging, skin pigmentation and the use of sunscreen all affect this vital process.… continue reading
Sunshine vitamin
Monday, July 28, 2008
A new study conducted in Austria found that people with a deficiency in vitamin D die sooner — from many different causes — than those who have plenty of the so-called sunshine vitamin. Researchers divided 3,200 people who were enrolled in the study into four groups.… continue reading
Get your Vitamin D
Monday, July 28, 2008
By: Cynthia Ross Cravit
Research shows that Vitamin D can dramatically lower risk for chronic disease. But how much is enough and what is the best way to get it? The sunshine vitamin is hot. While Vitamin D has been long known to help prevent osteoporosis and tuberculosis, recent research has produced a seemingly endless list of other health benefits including reduced risk of cancer, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, depression and heart disease.… continue reading
Circulating 25 hydroxyvitamin D
Monday, July 28, 2008
Circulating 25 hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH)D), an accurate measure of vitamin D status, is markedly greater in individuals with increased exposure to ultraviolet B (UVB) light via sunlight or the use of artificial UV light. Aside from the known relationship between vitamin D and bone, vitamin D has also been implicated in immune function and inflammation.… continue reading
Most at risk; Youth need to be sun smart
Friday, July 25, 2008
CORNER BROOK CORY HURLEY The Western Star Protecting yourself from the sun is just common sense, according to Gina Fleming and Sarah Fisher. The summer students hired by the Canadian Cancer Society’s western regional office are preaching the lessons of SunSense — while natural sunlight is important to maintain good health, essentially, too much exposure to the sun’s rays can cause skin cancer and eye problems.… continue reading
