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Recent research has shown that vitamin D may help people with cancer. Research also indicates that vitamin D may prevent other major illnesses including heart disease, hypertension, arthritis, chronic pain, depression, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), obesity, premenstrual syndrome, muscular weakness, fibromyalgia, Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis and autoimmune illness. indicates that vitamin D, produced when skin is exposed to ultraviolet radiation (whether from the sun or sun lamps) as well as from supplementation with cholecalciferol, may help cancer patients.
Following are two articles with helpful information about the benefits of vitamin D: | 
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Vitamin D: Deficiency Among Americans
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Neonatologist Dr. Carol Wagner discusses current medical focus on vitamin D, explaining that the lack of adequate sun exposure in the lives of contemporary Americans has led to vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D, she notes, if very important for maintaining health and cannot be sufficiently provided by diet. In this nutrition podcast, Dr. Wagner makes recommendations for daily amounts of vitamin D that are needed for both adults and children.
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