Sun exposure is associated with lower rates of 15 different cancers and improved cancer survival. What happened when vitamin D supplements were put to the test?<br /><br />Subscribe to NutritionFacts.org's free e-newsletter and receive a recipe from Dr. Greger's brand-new cookbook, The How Not to Diet Cookbook: <a href="https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://nutritionfacts.org/subscribe/</a><br /> <br /><br />What about just getting sun instead? Please check out my recent 6-part video series:<br />• Will You Live Longer if You Take Vitamin D Supplements? (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/will-you-live-longer-if-you-take-vitamin-D-supplements" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/will-you-live-longer-if-you-take-vitamin-D-supplements</a>)<br />• Do Vitamin D Supplements Help with Diabetes, Weight Loss, and Blood Pressure (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-vitamin-D-supplements-help-with-diabetes-weight-loss-and-blood-pressure" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/do-vitamin-D-supplements-help-with-diabetes-weight-loss-and-blood-pressure</a>)<br />• How Much Vitamin D Should You Take? (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-much-vitamin-D-should-you-take" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-much-vitamin-D-should-you-take</a>)<br />• The Optimal Dose of Vitamin D Based on Natural Levels (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-optimal-dose-of-vitamin-D-based-on-natural-levels" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-optimal-dose-of-vitamin-D-based-on-natural-levels</a>)<br />• The Best Way to Get Vitamin D: Sun, Supplements, or Salons? (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-way-to-get-vitamin-D-sun-supplements-or-salons" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-best-way-to-get-vitamin-D-sun-supplements-or-salons</a>)<br />• The Risks and Benefits of Sensible Sun Exposure (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-risks-and-benefits-of-sensible-sun-exposure" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/the-risks-and-benefits-of-sensible-sun-exposure</a>)<br /><br />Better, of course, to prevent colon cancer in the first place. See, for example:<br />• Stool pH and Colon Cancer (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/stool-ph-and-colon-cancer/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/stool-ph-and-colon-cancer/</a>)<br />• Solving a Colon Cancer Mystery (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/solving-a-colon-cancer-mystery/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/solving-a-colon-cancer-mystery/</a>)<br />• Resistant Starch and Colon Cancer (<a href="http://nutritionfacts.org/video/resistant-starch-and-colon-cancer" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://nutritionfacts.org/video/resistant-starch-and-colon-cancer</a>)<br /><br />For more on that extraordinary story about Premarin and hormone replacement therapy, see How Did Doctors Not Know About the Risks of Hormone Therapy? 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