30 August 2015 (10:12 UTC-07 Tango 01)/08 Shahrivar 1394/15 Dhu al-Qa’dah 1436/17 Jia-Shen (7th month) 4713
“A lot of us are just not getting as much vitamin D as we ought to be, we’re being much more conscious….about sunlight exposure, but that’s our main source of vitamin D.”-Lynnette Ferguson, University Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre
A study just published in New Zealand insinuates that efforts to avoid skin cancer could be causing increases in stomach and intestinal problems, including cancers. Blame it on lack of vitamin D.
Vitamin D might be the main preventative of gut problems, yet the main source is the Sun. Notice that there seems to be a correlation in the decades long campaign against sun tanning and an increase in abdominal ailments. Skin cancer is almost always blamed on exposure to the Sun, but lack of vitamin D (which comes from the Sun) is causing stomach cancer.
“Too much vitamin D can possibly also have adverse effects, so defining an optimal level of vitamin D for an individual is important. At least in respect of gastrointestinal disorders, most of us would benefit from a substantially higher intake than we currently have.”-Lynnette Ferguson
The study also noted that food sources of vitamin D just can’t provide the amount needed to prevent intestinal illnesses. The conundrum is that taking too many vitamin D supplements could result in poisoning.
Vitamin D is oil soluble which means your body can’t easily get rid of excess vitamin D, like it can with water soluble vitamin C. The result is that it’ll build up to toxic levels if you’re not careful.