Increased Vitamin D Intake Can Ward Off Cancer, Study Shows
Recently, two studies conducted at the University of San Diego concluded that increasing intake of vitamin D either through sunlight, diet or supplements may lower a person’s risk of contracting breast cancer by 50 percent. Vitamin D intake may also lower the risk of contracting colorectal cancer by more than 65 percent.
In an effort to increase precision and be able to draw conclusions not allowed by the original data, a meta-analysis was used in both studies to gather data from multiple previous studies. The studies involved two groups of subjects divided based on their blood levels of vitamin D. The incidence of cancer was then compared between the groups.
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“The data were very clear, showing that individuals in the group with the lowest blood levels had the highest rates of breast cancer, and the breast cancer rates dropped as the blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D increased,” said Cedric Garland, co-author of one of the studies.
A mere 25 minutes in the sun for darker skinned people, or even 10 to 15 minutes for those with lighter skin is all it would take to reach the blood level associated with a 50 percent lower risk of breast cancer.
The other study showed risk of contracting colorectal cancer lowered by two-thirds with the same amount of sunlight.
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The facts are here in black and white. The most recent issue of the “Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ” showcases the breast cancer study online and the colorectal cancer study was published online in the February 6 issue of the “American Journal of Preventive Medicine.”
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The benefits associated with natural sunlight can no longer be shunned. Studies ahve shown it to be safe ans effective in preventing numerous diseases including certain types of cancer, depression, osteoporosis, diabetes as well as heart disease.
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So why are so many people afraid of the sun? Well for years, people bought into the nonsense being shoved down their throats by Big Pharma & the media in an effort to make drug companies and sun screen manufacturers richer.
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Fairy tales of how the sun causes cancer and how sun screen was extremely important were nothing more than manufacturers & drug companies capitalizing off of the false fear that sunscreen is protection from the sun which causes cancer.
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In reality however, the cycle is altogether backwards. It really works like this. Sunscreen (which contains octylmethoxycinnamate, benzophenone 3 and octocrylene) leaves the skin vulnerable to damage. Natural sunlight contains vitamin D which has been shown to reduce cancer stats. Cancer medications, are riddled with side effects. Simply put, sunlight is free. Med’s and suscreen are not.
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Posted: February 9th, 2007 under Vitamin D.
Comments
Comment from Noreen Kilpatrick
Time February 11, 2007 at 3:42 pm
I’m very curious about how an intake of 2* milk (i drink about 2 gallons a week!!!!!) would be as the Vit. D “enough” to dec. these cancers, etc. Can or do you have sratistics to provide?
Comment from julie fernandez
Time February 11, 2007 at 6:40 pm
That is certainly great! i do believe vit. d from the sun really plays an important role in animals, plants and humans as well. but aside from the sun, where can we get a natural vit. d? is there any food rich in vit. d?
Comment from Allan Tan Kim Kia
Time February 11, 2007 at 7:54 pm
Great posting!
I leave in Singapore, a sunny country all year round in South East Asia.
What a sat thing is in my country, ewe like to avoid sunlight. Most of us us working in high-rise office building and do not get 25 min of direct sunlight.
I don’t find vitamin supplements sold here contain vitamin D. It is probably thought that we can rely on the sun.
I would say many of us in Singapore are not tapping into what God has given us freely, the sunlight to prevent cancer.
Cancer is the number killer in Singapore. Singaporean are living in higher than average stress level environment.
I need to get this message to my friends.
Thanks again.
Allan Tan Kim Kia