Cancer Support Community would like to thank Dr. Avery for all
of his time and efforts on the wonderful educational programs
he's presented for our participants over the years and send Dr
Avery and his wife Carol best wishes on their upcoming move out
of state! Vitamin D in Health and Disease Robert Avery MD, FACP
Good habits are essential to good health, don’t smoke, exercise,
and follow a good diet full of fruits and vegetables while
limiting animal fat and red meat. Supplemental vitamins have not
been found to prevent any diseases and the American Heart
Association and the American Cancer Society both recommend
against taking supplemental anti-oxidant vitamins. They
recommend a good diet, but what about vitamin D? What is vitamin
D? It is not a vitamin at all but a secosteroid hormone that is
essential for bone health and for the prevention of many other
diseases. Only certain foods contain vitamin D, these include
fatty fish and supplemented dairy products. The best source of
vitamin D is the SUN. The sun