Pain-Topics.org - According to an extensive review of clinical research, inadequate vitamin D intake has been linked to a long list of illnesses with chronic pain , including bone and joint pain of various types, muscle pain, fibromyalgia syndrome, rheumatic disorders, osteoarthritis, and other complaints. Lack of vitamin D also has been implicated in the [...]

Patients diagnosed with colon cancer who had higher vitamin D levels in their blood were less likely to die during a follow-up period than those who were deficient in vitamin D, according to a new study by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The findings of the study - the first to examine the effect of vitamin [...]

UMich.edu - Vitamin D benefits: strong bones, a healthy immune system, protection against some types of cancer. Recent studies suggest there’s yet another benefit of vitamin D, “the sunshine vitamin.” Vitamin D keeps the heart fit for life’s demands and protects against heart failure.
University of Michigan pharmacologist Robert U. Simpson, Ph.D., thinks it’s apt to [...]

JAMA / Archives - Low levels of vitamin D appear to be associated with higher risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) in men, according to a report in the June 9, 2008 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Studies have shown that the rates of cardiovascular disease-related deaths are increased at higher latitudes and during the [...]

Sun exposure and vitamin D levels may play a strong role in risk of type 1 diabetes in children, according to new findings by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). This association comes on the heels of similar research findings by this same group regarding vitamin D levels and several major cancers.
In [...]

UCSD.edu - Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight - specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), which causes vitamin D3 production in the skin - and breast cancer.
UVB exposure triggers photosynthesis of vitamin D3 in the body. This form of vitamin D also is [...]