Blacks who are not near the equator and outdoors all of the time have low Vitamin D
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The health disparity for dark skinned people is almost the same as whites having a low level of vitamin D
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vs White | White - low D
vs White - high D
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| breast cancer | 1.34 | 1.26
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| colorectal cancer | 1.43 | 1.44
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| cardiovascular disease | 1.29 | 1.27
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| all-cause mortality | 1.26 | 1.26 |
Vitamin D and Cancer Associations among Racial and Ethnic Minoritized Groups: a scoping review
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31+ VitaminDWiki Dark Skin pages have CANCER in the title
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Dark skinned people: higher risk of Prostate, Colon, and Breast Cancers (yet again) - April 2024 |
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15 Apr, 2024 |
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Prostate cancer patients in Jamaica were 5X more likely to die of PC if low vitamin D - Sept 2022 |
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01 Oct, 2022 |
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Newly diagnosed Children with Cancer have low vitamin D, especially if black - May 2022 |
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16 Jun, 2022 |
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Cancer continues to be more deadly for Blacks than Whites (hint – low Vitamin D) – May 2022 |
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30 May, 2022 |
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Cancer of breast is highest in dark-skinned women (low Vitamin D: dark skin and obese) - Feb 2022 |
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12 Feb, 2022 |
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Cancers and Vitamin D Receptors, including change with race – Feb 2021 |
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24 Oct, 2021 |
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Those with recent cancer diagnosis had 7X increased risk of COVID-19 (more if A-A )- Dec 2020 |
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19 Feb, 2021 |
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Deaths after Cancer Surgery higher in blacks (probably low vitamin D) – Dec 2020 |
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10 Jan, 2021 |
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Blacks are more obese, have lower Vitamin D, and have more Cancer etc. than whites – Feb 2018 |
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03 May, 2018 |
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Hypothesis: Blacks get more cancer than whites due to lower levels of vitamin D – June 2012 |
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03 May, 2018 |
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Prostate Cancer risk in black men increased 2X having poor Vitamin D Binding Protein – July 2017 |
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20 Nov, 2017 |
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Breast cancer in blacks – 5X increased risk of triple negative if low vitamin D – Oct 2017 |
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01 Nov, 2017 |
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Breast cancer worse for black women – Sept 2011 |
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19 Aug, 2017 |
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Prostate cancer in black men is 1.6 times more likely if a poor Vitamin D Receptor – Feb 2017 |
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06 Mar, 2017 |
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Aggressive Prostate Cancer in blacks with low vitamin D – 7X more likely if added Calcium – Jan 2017 |
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28 Dec, 2016 |
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Head and Neck Cancer associated with low vitamin D, especially with blacks - April 2012 |
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17 Nov, 2016 |
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2X less prostate cancer in A-A with low Calcium is due vitamin D receptor gene – July 2013 |
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14 Nov, 2016 |
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Higher rate of prostate cancer in AA may decrease if take vitamin D – July 2016 |
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07 Jul, 2016 |
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Prostate Cancer incidence and death 2X more often among black men (vitamin D not mentioned) - July 2015 |
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30 Jul, 2015 |
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Kidney Cancer differences with skin color probably due to vitamin D differences – May 2015 |
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25 May, 2015 |
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Tanning potential predicts risk of Prostate Cancer in Blacks – Nov 2014 |
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02 Jan, 2015 |
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Cancer patients at high risk of vitamin D deficiency were not tested as often (paradoxically) – July 2014 |
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12 Aug, 2014 |
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Colon cancer more likely in blacks due to differences in Vitamin D genes (wonder if more Vitamin D would help) – May 2014 |
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21 May, 2014 |
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Barefoot on mega doses of vitamin D and his book on Cancer |
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10 Apr, 2014 |
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Hypothesis - Dark skin evolved to avoid skin cancer - Feb 2014 |
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02 Mar, 2014 |
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Breast cancer more deadly for blacks than whites |
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13 Feb, 2014 |
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Skin cancer risk and vitamin D from sun both decrease with darker skin – March 2013 |
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10 Nov, 2013 |
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Hypothesis: Vitamin D is related to breast cancer racial disparities in the US - Sept 2012 |
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08 Jul, 2013 |
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Genes may account for some of AA Breast Cancer – April 2012 |
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08 Jul, 2013 |
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More US deaths due to cancer than heart if dark skinned – Sept 2012 |
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18 Sep, 2012 |
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Low vitamin D in blacks increases colorectal cancer deaths 40 percent – Cancer Oct 2010 |
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23 Oct, 2010 |
FACT - - People with dark skins have more health problems and higher mortality rate than those with light skins
FACT - - People with dark skins have low levels of vitamin D
FACT - - People with light skins who have low vitamin D have health problems
OBSERVATION - - The health problems of whites with low level of vitamin D are similar to those with dark skins
CONCLUSION - - People with dark skins have more health problems due to low levels of vitamin D
African American Health Disparities are associated with low Vitamin D - Grant Feb 2021
Low Vitamin D increases health problems - independent of skin color
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