Vitamin D works as an anti-carcinogenic

Dickies Workwear released the following press statement:

And it isn’t just working outdoors that boosts your well being and health by doing physical work and graft – it’s now been proven that working outdoors reduces the risk of male kidney cancer. Research has shown that vitamin D is produced by the skin when exposed to ultraviolet light – this in turn is associated with reduced risks of renal cancer. The largest study of its kind by scientists at the American Cancer Society has made the link to the reduced cancer risk for men, although it revealed no drop in renal cancer for women who worked outdoors. The reduced rate for men though was substantial – up to 73%.
American research has already said that there is evidence that people who were exposed to ultraviolet light experienced a lower rate of a number of cancers including colorectal, ovarian and breast cancer. Vitamin D works as an anti-carcinogenic. One of the research authors, Sara Karami told the press: “Scientific evidence suggests that vitamin D, which is generally made in the body after exposure to the sunlight, may help prevent a number of diseases, including cancer.”
Renal cancer and kidney cancer has increased significantly over the past 20 years and the theory is because of the increasingly sedentary lives we lead. Office work and home life is often centered around computers and TVs, but working outdoors ensures a more active life as well as an increased exposure to ultraviolet light. Most people receive up to 90% of vitamin D intake through sunlight rather than through their diet. However, the scientists also added that there is a well documented link between too much sun exposure and skin cancer. Its thought 10 to 20 minutes exposure to strong sunlight on skin that is unprotected generates a full dose of vitamin D. Vitamin D is also known to prevent tumor cell replication.

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