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Effects of UV Rays
Agnes Berisha
Baker College of Auburn Hills
July 8, 2010

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Signature: ________________________________________ There are more benefits that come with the exposure to the sun than harm. Vitamin D that our body produces when we are exposed to the sun is very efficient in curing so many diseases. It protects from arthritis, diabetes, infectious diseases, …show more content…

In the research from as early as 1941 it has been found that people that live in the places with less sun are more likely to develop cancer. Other resources from later days, 1980’s and 1990’s show the same results as well, and provide more information to, which cancer should we worry about. Recent studies also prove that vitamin D deficiency increases other cancer as esophagus, pancreas and leukemia (Holick, 2008). Obesity would be another big problem that we have in United States, it is seen even in young kids. Dr. Shalamar Sibley, the researcher who performs the study, placed 38 obese men and women on the diet program and discovered that people with higher levels of Vitamin D lost half pound more than those with the lower levels of Vitamin D (Huff, 2010). In a clinical study from April 2000 is revealed that patients that couldn’t walk due to the chronic fatigue and body weakness became capable of movement without any problems just after 6 weeks of taking 50,000 IU of Vitamin D per week. The study also suggests anywhere between 4,000 and 10,000 a day, will have a great effect on fighting off disease. If we can’t get it from the sun our next option is supplement with Vitamin D3 (Huff, 2010). All we really need to be healthier is 15 to 20 minutes outside in the summer months, which equals to 20,000 IU of vitamin D taken orally. Vitamin D is very helpful in protecting us from so many different diseases. Daily dosage of above 400 IU will lower the chances of

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