Don't know if the positive correlations between vitamin D in the blood and various health measures are cause and effect, but this is a reminder to take a supplement if your vitamin D is low…. (The creamy vanilla chewables by Nature Made are pretty good.)
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Sunshine vitamin D boosts survival chances in bowel cancer: study
By Kate Kelland, editing by Gareth Jones, Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) – Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely to survive the disease, according to research published on Wednesday.
Scientists who studied almost 1,600 patients after surgery for bowel cancer found those with the highest levels of vitamin D have half the risk of dying of the disease compared with those with the lowest levels.
The study is the first to correlate the long-term survival prospects of bowel cancer patients after diagnosis with total blood levels of vitamin D.
Vitamin D, sometimes known as the "sunshine vitamin", is made in the body when the skin is exposed to sunlight and is found in foods such as fish liver oil, eggs and fatty fish such as salmon, herring and mackerel.
It is known to boost the uptake of calcium and bone formation. Some observational studies have also suggested a link between low levels of vitamin D and greater risks of many acute and chronic diseases…
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