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by June M. Lay M.S.
It’s officially fall and most of us won’t be spending as much time in the sun. I originally wrote about Vitamin D a decade ago, and the evidence still keeps mounting that this sunshine vitamin as it’s known as, is indeed more than a vitamin!
Epidemiological findings, reported in an article titled "Vitamin D for Cancer Prevention" states, "Higher serum levels of the main circulating form of vitamin D, are associated with substantially lower incidence rates of colon, breast, ovarian, renal, pancreatic, aggressive prostate and other cancers" (scroll for source below and definition of epidemiology). While this finding is being debating, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so let’s look at this important nutrient as one to consider especially if we’re not supplementing with it.
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