Don't run from the sun's Vitamin D benefits, experts say

                   
dallasnews.com     04-Jul-2008            

08:10 PM CDT on Thursday, July 3, 2008 By JEFFREY WEISS / The Dallas Morning News jweiss@dallasnews.com Here's a worry to cloud your carefree Fourth of July weekend fun: Is that sunblock you're slathering on to protect you from skin cancer actually making you prone to other diseases from a shortage of Vitamin D? The best answer that medical experts can offer today is: maybe. But if you pay attention to your outside time and what you eat, you can have your sunblock and D it, too. Not so long ago, Vitamin D was considered important mostly for helping keep bones strong. But medical studies released in just the past six weeks have linked shortages of the vitamin, actually a hormone, with heart disease and early death and suggest that adequate amounts can protect against kidney disease and colon cancer. Add that to older studies... [read full story]                    

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The dilemma with Vitamin D

miamiherald.com     01-Jul-2008          

Here is a dilemma. The latest studies on vitamin D are pointing to a D-ficiency in most Americans. It seems the government recommendation, called the AI (adequate intake), needs to be increased if it is to keep up with the...                    

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Broken Bones Blamed on Osteoporosis When Vitamin D Deficiency Is the Culprit

vitamins5.com     03-Jul-2008          

You are female, over 50, post-menopausal and you keep breaking bones. In fact, you need a hip or knee replacement. The diagnosis? Most likely, your problem will be blamed on osteoporosis. But the real reason you have brittle...                    

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