Archief Roodbont

Comment

The large NHANES III database provides a unique opportunity to evaluate in detail the relation between vitamin D and diseases in the U.S. Study limitations include the measurement of vitamin D levels only at baseline. The findings suggest that we don't yet have the final word on the relationship between vitamin D and human health and that claims that vitamin D protects against specific cancers are not necessarily supported by the facts. Dermatologists can use this information to counter people's presumption that sun exposure or tanning bed use will protect against cancer mortality; in fact, such exposure may actually increase deaths from some cancers.