The value of vitamin D

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Health and Natural World

13 Common Diseases Caused by Vitamin D Deficiency: Dementia, Diabetes, Depression, Cancer And More
https://www.healthyandnaturalworld.com/common-diseases-caused-by-vitamin-d-defficiency/

Vitamin D deficiency is more common than you may think. In fact, it is so common that The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition called it a worldwide problem which is recognized as a pandemic. A survey in the UK showed that more than half of adults in the UK did not have enough vitamin D, and in the winter and spring about 1 in 6 people have a severe deficiency.

Studies suggest that vitamin D deficiency is lined to diseases such as osteoporosis, dementia, diabetes, depression and even cancer. ---CONTINUED--
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Organic Consumers Association

Vitamin D Is More Effective Than Flu Vaccine, Study Says
https://www.organicconsumers.org/news/vitamin-d-more-effective-flu-vaccine-study-says

Vitamin D in Your Diet Sunrise_sky_blue_sunlight_clouds_1000x523 Dr. John Cannell, founder of the Vitamin D Council, was one of the first to introduce the idea that vitamin D deficiency may actually be an underlying CAUSE of influenza.

His hypothesis1 was initially published in the journal Epidemiology and Infection in 2006.2 It was subsequently followed up with another study published in the Virology Journal in 2008.3 ---CONTINUED---
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The Harvard Gazette

Study confirms vitamin D protects against colds and flu
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2017/02/study-confirms-vitamin-d-protects-against-cold-and-flu/

A new global collaborative study has confirmed that vitamin D supplementation can help protect against acute respiratory infections. The study, a participant data meta-analysis of 25 randomized controlled trials including more than 11,000 participants, has been published online in The BMJ. ---CONTINUED---
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