Medical researchers are homing in on a wonder drug that may significantly reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and many other diseases — sunshine.
A study released today found that men who are deficient in the so-called sunshine vitamin — vitamin D — have more than double the normal risk of suffering a heart attack.
“We don’t have a cause and effect relationship here yet” proving that higher doses of vitamin D prevent such diseases, said biochemist Hector DeLuca of the University of Wisconsin, who was the first to demonstrate how the vitamin interacts with the endocrine system, which manages the body’s hormonal balance.