Exposure to sunshine daily just for 10 minutes can protect you against deadly breast and colon cancer by boosting your natural defense mechanism, claims a new study by the US researchers.
Level of confidence is so high among these experts that they don’t stay away form claiming that sun exposure has the potential to reduce cases of breast and colon cancer up to 30,000 annually. As per the figures scooped out by this study, vitamin D deficiency results in around 600,000 deaths, especially in the countries of northern Europe where sun exposure level is comparatively lower.
It has been estimated that by increasing intake of vitamin D3, cases of colorectal and breast cancer could be lowered up to 250,000 and 350,000, respectively. In the words of Dr Garland:
For the first time we are saying that 600,000 cases of breast and colorectal cancer could be prevented each year worldwide, including nearly 150,000 in the US alone.
Findings of this study could be termed quite significant in the present scenario, when around one million women are diagnosed with breast cancer and 400,000 die of it, annually. Moreover, a review of previous studies confirms the fact that vitamin D plays a crucial role in keeping us healthy, which is backed up by the studies mentioned below:-
Vitamin D helps the skin heal, boosts immune function and protects against microbes
Moderate sunlight exposure helps prevent skin cancer
Vitamin d may cut diabetes risk in children
Vitamin D May Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk By Nearly Half
Sunshine ‘protective’ against MS
Low vitamin D levels tied to higher blood pressure