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Sunlight, Vitamin D, and Cancer Many experts estimate that more than eighty percent of the U.S. population is severely deficient in vitamin D, especially during the winter months. Recent studies have concluded that vitamin D deficiency is a significant risk factor for the development of many diseases, including breast and prostate cancer.
New Research Confirms Vitamin D Blocks Formation
of Breast Cancer. Researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto analyzed the vitamin D intake of 759 breast cancer patients and 1,135 women without breast cancer, found that women with a higher vitamin D intake had a 24 percent lower risk of acquiring hormone receptor-positive breast cancer than women with a lower vitamin intake.
Canadian women unaware of their vitamin D levels A new survey reveals Canadian women are unaware of their vitamin D levels. According to the survey sponsored by Marc Sorenson, Ed.D, 97 per cent of the 516 Canadian women surveyed didn't know their vitamin D levels.
Low Serum Vitamin D Linked to Increased Hip
Fracture Risk in Postmenopausal Women. Low serum vitamin D is associated with increased hip fracture risk, according to a nested case-control study in Annals of Internal Medicine. Hip fracture risk was significantly higher among women with the lowest level of vitamin D relative to those with the highest.
Vitamin D found to guard against artery disease Vitamin D may protect against an artery disease in which fatty deposits restrict blood flow to the limbs, researchers said on Wednesday. Scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in New York found that people with low levels of vitamin D in their blood experience an increased risk for a condition known as peripheral artery disease, or PAD. Comment: Prostate problems, especially erectile dysfunction are often associated with Peripheral Artery Disease, or PAD.
Chronic pain among women may be due to low
levels of vitamin D According to new research, low vitamin D levels may contribute to chronic pain in women. Women with vitamin D levels between 75 and 99 mmol/liter had the lowest rates of this type of pain, at just over 8%, whereas women with levels of less than 25 mmol/liter had the highest rates, at 14.4%.
Vitamin D and the risk of developing breast
cancer A connection between vitamin D level and the risk of developing breast cancer has been implicated for a long time, but its clinical relevance had not yet been proven. The result of the study involving 1,394 breast cancer patients and an equal number of healthy women after menopause was surprisingly clear: Women with a very low blood level of 25(OH)D have a considerably increased breast cancer risk.
Vitamin D insufficiency in southern Arizona While Vitamin D deficiencies are widespread throughout the U.S., there are few studies specifically pertaining to vitamin D deficiency in "sunbelt" states like Arizona. This new study shows that more than 25% of white adults in Arizona were deficient, while black and Hispanic adults had more serious deficiencies of over 57% and over 37% respectively. Comment: Deficiencies in Vitamin-D have been linked to the development of prostate cancer as well as other cancers. In my book, Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life, I devote an entire chapter to Vitamin D status, sun exposure and prostate problems.
Low Vitamin D Linked to Increased CV Risk
Factors. Adults with low serum levels of vitamin D are more likely to have hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and high triglycerides than are adults with higher vitamin-D levels, an analysis of the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) shows. Authors of the new analysis say their findings add to growing evidence suggesting it may be time to revisit public-health recommendations for vitamin-D intake.
Canadian Cancer Society announces national
program to prevent cancer using vitamin D. Canada has done what the U.S. refuses to do: Protect the health of its people through a national program of encouraging vitamin D supplementation. While U.S. cancer groups like the American Cancer Society stubbornly refuse to acknowledge the benefits of vitamin D supplements in cancer prevention, the Canadian Cancer Society is launching a program to make sure every Canadian citizen receives a level of vitamin D sufficient to prevent most cancers, including breast cancer.
New research shows vitamin D slashes risk of
cancers by 77 percent; cancer industry refuses
to support cancer prevention. Exciting new research conducted at the Creighton University School of Medicine in Nebraska has revealed that supplementing with vitamin D and calcium can reduce your risk of cancer by an astonishing 77 percent. This includes breast cancer, colon cancer, skin cancer and other forms of cancer. This research provides strong new evidence that vitamin D is the single most effective medicine against cancer, far outpacing the benefits of any cancer drug known to modern science.
Current Recommended Vitamin D Intake May Not Be
Optimal. A review published in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition identifies the optimal blood level of vitamin D. The investigators suggest that with the current recommended daily allowance, the optimal level is not attainable for most.
The Healing Power of Sunlight & Vitamin D: An
exclusive interview with Dr. Michael Holick.
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