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Vitamin D deficiency is probably playing a not insignificant part in what you're seeing.
by ryandvm 5y ago
Vitamin D deficiency is probably playing a not insignificant part in what you're seeing.
- codeflow2202 5y agoI still think it's pollution. There are many other countries with low levels of D which are ranking much better than Belgium https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/global-cancer-data-by-country/ https://www.wcrf.org/dietandcancer/global-cancer-data-by-cou...
- victor106 5y agoThe first country on that list is Australia. Does anyone here think Australia is more polluted than say India? And also all the top countries in that list are all part of the more developed world, where pollution levels in general are much less than say other parts of the world. While pollution might still be an issue it could also be that people living in developed countries have more access to healthcare and so their detection rates are higher.
- codeflow2202 5y agoI think that Australia and NZ might be very high because of skin cancers and the infamous ozone hole. India can probably be extremely polluted in the cities but I wonder if it's the same in the country side. And fair enough, african countries might have undetected cancers and have people die of other disease before getting old enough for cancers. But I was comparing Umbria to Belgian Flanders which are both 1st world countries.
- whoisjuan 5y agoWhy is Belgium so polluted, though? This is the first time I'm learning about it.
- brandonmenc 5y agoWhat is with the obsession hn has with vitamin D as a cure-all? Like clockwork, every single health and diet story here gets vitamin D comments.
- Zircom 5y agoIt's an extremely common deficiency that has links to a ton of issues, and it's quite easy to correct, so it's an extremely low hanging fruit in terms of reducing your risk for a ton of things.