I wasn't planning to do any blogging today, but then I ran across this during my lunch hour (from The Speculist):
Randall Parker says that it could be as easy as ABC...D:
60% Cancer Drop From Vitamin D Supplements
As regular readers know, I've been after you for years to raise your body vitamin D levels. If you haven't gotten off your duff yet to do anything about it how about this as something to get you going? A study coming out in June will report a more than halving of the incidence of cancer by taking vitamin D supplements.
The linked article goes on to describe the study which has yielded these astounding results in greater detail, noting that a drop of 60% indicates twice the impact on cancer of smoking. (emphasis added - THC)
Now, it would be highly irresponsible of me to point out that this implies you could boost your vitamin D, start smoking, and still have a 30% lower chance of getting cancer! So I won't point that out. I'm just saying...
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