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Low wintertime vitamin D levels in a sample of healthy young adults of diverse ancestry living in the Toronto area: Associations with vitamin D intake and skin pigmentation. Vitamin D plays a critical role in bone metabolism and many cellular and immunological processes.… continue reading

Only those sunscreens with titanium or zinc in them provide a broad range of protection from ultraviolet rays, according to the Environmental Working Group. The FDA has proposed rules that would identify the sunscreens that would fully protect you. Concerns were reported about the most popular sunblock chemical, oxybenzone, which is absorbed into the skin.… continue reading

MINA – Montreal,Quebec,Canada Here we have yet another study demonstrates the benefits of the sunshine vitamin, vitamin D. Read the findings of the study here. The international media has been full of reports on this, a few are linked to below: Lower vitamin D, higher risk of death — USA Today Lack of vitamin D linked to higher death risk: study — Yahoo Australia Low vitamin D shown to raise death risk: US study — Reuters / National Post D stands for ‘death-defying’ in the vitamin stakes — Daily Mail, UK But many people are confused.… continue reading

A higher vitamin D intake can decrease your risk of dying from cancer by 55 percent, new research has shown. Researchers measured blood levels of vitamin D in 3,299 people taking part in the Ludwigshafen Risk and Cardiovascular Health study. Because the vitamin occurs in two different biologically active forms in the body, researchers measured both levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D; the biologically active form) and 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D; the storage form).… continue reading

eCanadaNow.com Toronto (ECN) – Despite what avid tanners believe, there is no such thing as a “safe” tan. Studies have shown for years that ultraviolet light causes malignant melanoma, in other words, skin cancer. Yet, millions of Americans still ignore the warning and continue to tan.… continue reading