Monday, October 6, 2008

too much D can cause you the C

The connection between sunlight, vitamin D and cancer is growing stronger. And getting the right amount of D is key: Scientists in Norway, Sweden, and Finland analysed blood samples of 622 men with prostate cancer and 1451 cancer-free men. Those with the lowest amounts of vitamin D were 50 per cent more likely to develop prostate cancer than those with an average amount. Yet men with the highest levels of D had a 70 per cent higher risk.

The body makes vitamin D when skin is exposed to sunlight. Getting enough D can be as easy as exposing your face and forearms for 10 to 20 minutes in the noonday sun, but of course this would probably not apply here in our country since noontime heat is one bad case of a sunburn, now try exposing your face with that ass wipe. You can also get D from milk and cold-water fish like salmon (maybe a much more non sweaty option). A safe target is 600-800 IUs a day. And until we know more about the relationship between too much D and cancer, you may want to avoid D supplements.

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