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New study provides evidence that sun-scare might be causing vitamin D deficiency
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Americans have lower average vitamin D levels today than they did 20 years ago — a finding that suggests that overzealous sun protection in the past two decades might be lowering vitamin D levels across the board. Researchers compared vitamin D levels from just under 20,000 participants in 1988-1994 with a group in 2000-2004.… continue reading
Laws Governing Indoor Tanning by Teens Don’t Work
Monday, December 8, 2008
By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter U.S. News & World Report
(HealthDay News) — Policies enacted by states to restrict and limit indoor tanning by children under 18 aren’t working, cancer researchers report. That’s a worrisome trend, because ultraviolet radiation, whether from the sun or indoor tanning facilities, has been linked to skin cancer, the most common malignancy in the United States, with 1 million new cases in 2008.… continue reading
Newsweek article adds to the good news about vitamin D
Monday, December 8, 2008
Newsweek magazine this week published a story headlined “More Good News About Vitamin D” — adding to the slew of national media who have caught on to the vitamin D story. “The bone-builder might fight cancer and heart disease too,” the magazine put as it’s sub-headline to the story, which appeared in the Dec.… continue reading
More Good News About Vitamin D
Monday, December 8, 2008
By By Meir Stampfer, M.D., Dr.P.H.; JoAnn Manson, M.D., Dr.P.H., and Julie Corliss
From the magazine issue dated Dec 6, 2008 For more than 80 years, scientists have known that vitamin D is important for building bones. And for most of those 80 years, people thought this was the only thing it was good for.… continue reading
Bald head offers no vitamin D advantage
Sunday, December 7, 2008
A bald head is no advantage when it comes to absorbing vitamin D from the sun, say scientists seeking an explanation for why men lose their hair. The study, which researchers warned could be skewed by “undisclosed use of hair pieces or ‘comb over’ techniques”, saw 296 middle-aged or older men recruited and rated according to their hair.… continue reading