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PATRICK COX: Sunshine, Vitamin D, and Death by Scientific Consensus. ?As was the (now corrected) c?

By Glenn Reynolds

PATRICK COX: Sunshine, Vitamin D, and Death by Scientific Consensus. “As was the (now corrected) case with omega-3 fats, the ‘consensus’ on sunlight exposure has badly misled us towards massive vitamin D deficiencies.”

Plus, obviously I should have gone to the beach this week instead of working on a law review article: “Simply put, unless you are one of the few people with optimal serum D levels, such as lifeguards and roofers in South Florida, you can cut your risks from most major diseases by 50 to 80 percent. All you have to do is get enough D. It also means we can significantly reduce both health care costs and the staggering national deficit by taking a few simple steps.”

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on January 07, 2010 (boomark / email).