Maori and Pacific children also have, on average, lower vitamin D levels than European children. We begin this chapter by considering recent New Zealand debates about risks for both skin cancer and vitamin D deficiency. We then highlight some lack of clarity over whether it is "race," ...
Vitamin D is known as “the sunshine vitamin” because when your skin is exposed to the sun, your body manufactures vitamin D. However, concerns about too much sun exposure leading to skin cancer has resulted in medical recommendations for wearing sunscreen as protection. This warranted recommendat...
and are summarised in the Box.9Given the uncertainty about whether the subgroups within the population with the highest prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (the frail and elderly, people who cover themselves with clothing for cultural or religious reasons, those with dark skin pigmentation, those wit...
Researchers said this may explain the increased risk of being diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer for African-American men. Vitamin D is also known to affect development of benign and malignant prostate cells. “Vitamin D deficiency seems to be important for general wellness and ...
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Raise your hand if you think sunlight causes skin cancer. For decades, doctors and the “cancer industry” have warned us to stay out of the “dangerous” sunlight and/or use plenty of sunscreen. But is this good advice? Did you know Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to cancer, diabet...
In a small study, researchers at Henry Ford and Wayne State University found elevated levels of Vitamin D enzymes and proteins in cancerous tissue taken from 10 patients compared to normal skin tissue taken from them. Previous studies have linkedVitamin D deficiencywith certain cancers but this is...
A vitamin D deficiency means you don't have enough of this vitamin in your body. You need vitamin D to grow and maintain your bones. You could be at risk for deficiency if you don't get enough sunlight on your skin, you have a disorder that reduces your body's ability to absorb it...
Breast and colorectal cancer incidence rates are highest in countries distant from the equator and lowest in near-equatorial countries. It is known that adequate levels of vitamin D, which require sunlight for synthesis in the skin, tend to be associated with lower age-adjusted incidence rates of...
Many epidemiological studies have highlighted the link between vitamin D deficiency and schizophrenia. In particular, two prominent studies report an association between neonatal vitamin D deficiency and an increased risk of schizophrenia. In parallel, m