The Medical Freedom Channel

“A lack of sunshine doesn’t appear to be responsible for the lower vitamin D levels that are observed in older, heavier, adults, a new study shows. Instead, it’s likely that the excess fat itself prevents the nutrient from reaching the bloodstream, Dr. Susan S. Harris of Tufts University in Boston, one of the study’s authors, told Reuters Health. While fatter people are known to have less of the vitamin in their blood, the reasons why have not been clear, Harris and her Tufts colleague Dr. Bess Dawson-Hughes note in their report in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.” (08/29/07)