Hypothesis of cause and effect of vitamin D deficiency

Less Sun Less D Less Health

Hypothesis: Reduced sun exposure over past 40 years relates to more disease worldwide

Less sun = >Less Vitamin D => More disease

Less time outdoors

Air Conditioning
TV & internet & video games
Live in smoggy cities or in suburbs with little walking
Less work outdoors

Less sun when outdoors

Sunscreen - which blocks vitamin D
Protective clothing
   Overview page for all reasons for low vitamin D

More disease (click on underlined diseases for more information)

Strong Proof that increase in Vitamin D decreases incidence

Breast Cancer, Diabetes*, Rickets, Pregnancy problems*, MS, Influenza, Falls/fractures, Osteopenia*, Osteoporosis, Cognition
      * = TREATS successfully = "Controlled by" or "Helped by" or "Suppresses"

Associated with low Vitamin D for most people with the disease

Allergy, ALS, Anemia, Asthma, Autism, Cancers, Celiac, Chronic Fatigue, Chronic Pain,
COPD, Dental, Depression, Headache, Heart Disease,HIV,Hypertension, IBD, Kidney, Metabolic Syndrome,
MRSA, Myopathy, Overweight, Parkinson’s, Psorasis, Sepsis, Thyroid, TB

Suspected relationship with low Vitamin D

Cystic Fibrosis, Liver, Lupus, Osteoarthritis, Rosecea, Vision


Vitamin D intervention trials - a long list - May 2014


See also at VitaminDWiki


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