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Influenza

Vitamin D finally proven to stop allergies asthma?

01 November 2016  (03:13 UTC-07 Tango 01) 11 Aban 1395/30 Muharram 1438/02 Wu Zu (10th month) 4714

“Our study is the first to track vitamin D levels from birth to asthma onset, and it has shown a clear link between prolonged vitamin D deficiency in early childhood and the development of asthma.  We’ve also shown for the first time that babies deficient in vitamin D have higher levels of potentially harmful bacteria in their upper airways, and are more susceptible to severe respiratory infections.”-Elysia Hollams, researcher

“We still don’t know what the optimal level of vitamin D is for good lung health and immune function, and we don’t know if supplementation would address this issue, or if healthy sun exposure is what is required, given that vitamin D is an indirect measure of recent sun exposure.”-Elysia Hollams, researcher

The study was done at Australia’s Telethon Kids Institute.

International

New study says avoiding skin cancer causes stomach cancer?

30 August 2015 (10:12 UTC-07 Tango 01)/08 Shahrivar 1394/15 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/17 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713

“A lot of us are just not getting as much vitamin D as we ought to be, we’re being much more conscious….about sunlight exposure, but that’s our main source of vitamin D.”-Lynnette Ferguson,  University Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre

A study just published in New Zealand insinuates that efforts to avoid skin cancer could be causing increases in stomach and intestinal problems, including cancers.  Blame it on lack of vitamin D.

Vitamin D might be the main preventative of gut problems, yet the main source is the Sun.  Notice that there seems to be a correlation in the decades long campaign against sun tanning and an increase in abdominal ailments.  Skin cancer is almost always blamed on exposure to the Sun, but lack of vitamin D (which comes from the Sun) is causing stomach cancer.

“Too much vitamin D can possibly also have adverse effects, so defining an optimal level of vitamin D for an individual is important. At least in respect of gastrointestinal disorders, most of us would benefit from a substantially higher intake than we currently have.”-Lynnette Ferguson

The study also noted that food sources of vitamin D just can’t provide the amount needed to prevent intestinal illnesses.  The conundrum is that taking too many vitamin D supplements could result in poisoning.

Vitamin D is oil soluble which means your body can’t easily get rid of excess vitamin D, like it can with water soluble vitamin C.   The result is that it’ll build up to toxic levels if you’re not careful.

The role of vitamin D in reducing gastrointestinal disease risk and assessment of individual dietary intake needs: Focus on genetic and genomic technologies