RE: FW: Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset ofArthritis and MS/correction

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One problem with sunlight may be that (I think I have read this before) one

can not get enough Vit. D from sunlight in many parts of the northern parts

of the country in late fall, winter, etc.

Also, excessive sunlight gives you skin cancer.

>From: Francesca Skelton <fskelton@...>

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>Subject: FW: [ ] Vitamin D May Help Prevent Onset ofArthritis

>and MS/correction

>Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 14:13:57 -0500

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>Sorry: they do mention sunlight, but don't emphasize it as they do getting

>it from supplements.

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>Francesca wrote:

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>Here's an article which says that Vitamin D supplements are actually MORE

>desirable than getting Vit D from food. Curiously there is no mention of

>the fact that one of the best sources of Vit D is from sunlight. ( A while

>back we had a discussion of the many desirable aspects of getting enough

>light through the retina and going outside even on dark cloudy wintry

>days.)

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> " Vitamin D, which the body makes when exposed to sunlight, may help prevent

>multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, two studies suggest. The

>findings may help explain why the two autoimmune diseases

>are more common in northern climes, where sunlight is often scarce, the

>researchers said.

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