The lack of vitamin D in the Australian population is a greater health risk than melanoma, an expert said following reports of concerns about excessive supplementation.
Integrative medicine specialist and Mosman GP Mark Donohoe told Pharmacy eNews the “unexplained population-wide deficiency” in vitamin D was linked with increased risks of osteoporosis and cancers.
“There are no free rides in health care and the idea of everyone going on ultra high doses of vitamin D is absurd, but the failure to do something will lead to more disease,” he said.
Dr Donohoe said the success of skin cancer campaigns urging people to avoid excessive sun exposure may be partly responsible for the national deficiency in vitamin D, which is created by the body through...
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