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"Calcium Tied to Lower Cancer Risk in Older People" -
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"CHICAGO – A study in nearly half a million older men and women bolsters evidence that diets rich in calcium may help protect against some cancers. ….said a report by “The Associated Press”, Medical Writer, Lindsey Tanner in February 2009...its huge size — 492,810 people and more than 50,000 cancers — the new study presents powerful evidence favoring the idea that calcium may somehow keep cells from becoming cancerous, said University of North Carolina nutrition expert John Anderson...The study was run jointly by the National Institutes of Health and AARP. The results appear in Monday's Archives of Internal Medicine..."

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"...A study led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine suggests that use of oral Vitamin D supplements bolsters production of a protective chemical normally found in the skin, and may help prevent skin infections that are a common result of atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema.  ...In the past several years, vitamin D deficiency has been linked to increased rates of multiple cancers and diabetes, among other diseases, notably in studies published by UC San Diego researcher, Cedric Garland, Dr. P.H., professor with Moores UCSD Cancer Center and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at UC San Diego."

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"...Adequate vitamin D is required for proper absorption of calcium. Low vitamin D levels put you at risk for osteoporosis, bone fractures, and falls. The vitamin (and hormone) also may play a role in muscle strength and in preventing autoimmune diseases such as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, as well as some forms of cancer..."

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"Aug. 11, 2008 — Very low levels of vitamin D are linked to increased risk of death, according to a new study.

Michal Melamed, MD, MHS, of Albert Einstein College of Medicine and colleagues report their study in the current issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine.

The research team analyzed a diverse sample of 13,000 men and women participating in an ongoing national health survey and compared the risk of death between those with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D to those with higher levels.

Over an average follow-up period of about nine years, 1,806 participants died. The researchers found a 26% increased risk of death from any cause for the quartile of participants with the lowest vitamin D levels compared to those with the highest levels.

Other studies have linked low levels of vitamin D to diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, and being obese, the researchers note..."