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The Sunshine Vitamin

Cliff Sheats PhD., F.R.S.H., Certified Clinical Nutritionist

In the nutritional limelight lately is vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin that assists in the formation and maintenance of bones and teeth. It is also vital for a healthy nervous system and protects heart health.

You can’t talk about vitamin D without mentioning calcium and phosphorus – two minerals that must be maintained in constant ratio in the blood to be properly used by the body. Vitamin D helps maintain this ratio. Without vitamin D, calcium can’t be properly absorbed from food.

The problem is, many people around the world are deficient in vitamin D. The major cause of this deficiency is twofold: lack of sun exposure (vitamin D is manufactured in the skin with the help of sunlight), and the fact that very few foods naturally contain vitamin D. Additionally, foods fortified with vitamin D are often inadequate to satisfy our vitamin D requirements.

Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets in children and will precipitate and aggravate bone loss, osteoporosis, and fractures in adults. Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with an increased risk of common cancers (colon, breast, and prostate cancers top the list), autoimmune diseases, hypertension, and infectious diseases.

Most of your vitamin D requirements can be met by exposure to sunlight and eating such foods as tuna and salmon. However, in the absence of adequate sun exposure, you may wish to supplement.

Parrillo Essential Vitamin Formula contains 200 IU of this important nutrient, and when taken with meals, this supplement can help maintain your vitamin D status. Emerging research suggests that improving your vitamin D status through supplementation might reduce cancer incidence and mortality, with few or no adverse effects.

References:

Garland, C.F., et al. 2006. The role of vitamin D in cancer prevention.

American Journal of Public Health 96:252-261.Holick, M.F., and Chen, T.C. 2008. Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequences. American Journal of Clinical Nu-trition 87:1080S-1086S.

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