Lack of sunshine vitamin may cloud survival odds
June 23, 2008 By LINDSEY TANNER , AP Medical Writer(AP) -- New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshine" vitamin's role in good health.
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"For one thing, megadoses of vitamin D pills can be dangerous and skin cancer risks from too much sunshine are well-known. But also, it can't be determined from this type of study whether lack of vitamin D caused the deaths, or whether increasing vitamin D intake would make any difference." - spin, spin, spin
1) the megadoses they talk about are MASSIVE and it's unlikely anyone would consume that amount of "D".
2)The skin cancer risks (melanoma) from sun exposure is drastically increased from the use of sun blocks because they block the natural production of "D3" which, as mentioned in the article, found to be protective.
3)The fortification of milk w/ "D2" (plant derived) is based on ancient science. It may help against the end-stage deficiency disease Ricketts but "D2" is an ineffective substitution for the required form, "D3" found to be protective.
"It has been estimated that at least 50 percent of older adults worldwide have low vitamin D levels, and the problem is also thought to affect substantial numbers of younger people. Possible reasons include decreased outdoor activities, air pollution and, as people age, a decline in the skin's ability to produce vitamin D from ultraviolet rays, the study authors said." - The authors are avoiding the obvious; SPF added to EVERY skin product. AND what does air pollution have to do with it? more spin
Beware - the AMA is the doctors union and lobbying arm and it does everything possible to avoid biting the hands that feed - in this case the cosmetics industry and big pharma.