Breast cancer now leading cause of cancer death in Black women MDEdge
- "Breast cancer has replaced lung cancer as the leading cause of cancer-related death among Black women, but lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in Black men,"
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VitaminDwiki - 10 health problems associated with Dark Skin (low vitamin D)
Cancer and Dark Skin
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Mortality and Dark Skin
- US maternal death rate increasing (low D not mentioned) - March 2023
- COVID-19 mortality for Blacks is 5X that for whites in 2 LA Hospitals - July 2021
- COVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in the US, especially in those with dark skins - April 1, 2021
- Deaths after Cancer Surgery higher in blacks (probably low vitamin D) – Dec 2020
- Shift workers 2X more likely to get COVID-19 (low Vitamin D) - Dec 2020
- COVID-19 was killing dark-skinned doctors, then they got a Vitamin D recommendation
- COVID-19 more frequent and deadly for those with dark skins (high risk of low vitamin D)
- Differences in black and non-black mortality and vitamin D – Oct 2012
- More US deaths due to cancer than heart if dark skinned – Sept 2012
- Telomeres improved when obese blacks took 2000 IU of vitamin D daily – Oct 2011
- Do blacks have a 5 year life penalty due to low vitamin D
- CVD deaths related to low vitamin D, especially in people with dark skin – 2010
VitaminDWiki - Overview Obesity and Vitamin D
- FACT: People who are obese have less vitamin D in their blood
- FACT: Obese need a higher dose of vitamin D to get to the same level of vit D
- FACT: When obese people lose weight the vitamin D level in their blood increases
- FACT: Adding Calcium, perhaps in the form of fortified milk, often reduces weight
- FACT: 168 trials for vitamin D intervention of obesity as of Dec 2021
- FACT: Less weight gain by senior women with > 30 ng of vitamin D
- FACT: Dieters lost additional 5 lbs if vitamin D supplementation got them above 32 ng - RCT
- FACT: Obese lost 3X more weight by adding $10 of Vitamin D
- FACT: Those with darker skins were more likely to be obese Sept 2014
- OBSERVATION: Low Vitamin D while pregnancy ==> more obese child and adult
- OBSERVATION: Many mammals had evolved to add fat and vitamin D in the autumn
- and lose both in the Spring - unfortunately humans have forgotten to lose the fat in the Spring
- SPECULATION: Low vitamin D might be one of the causes of obesity – several studies
- SUGGESTION: Probably need more than 4,000 IU to lose weight if very low on vitamin D due to
risk factors such as overweight, age, dark skin, live far from equator,shut-in, etc. - Obesity category has
428 items See also: Weight loss and Vitamin D - many studies Child Obesity and Vitamin D - many studies Obese need more Vitamin D
- Normal weight Obese (50 ng = 125 nanomole)
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