Sunlight Exposure Lowers All-Cause Mortality

A growing number of cardiologists are realizing that hypercholesterolemia is relatively rare and 99% of people do not have mutations predisposing them to this condition. They are also realising the role of chronic inflammation and high triglycerides as key risk factors in a build-up of small dense LDL (sdLDL) and hence an increased risk of plaque buildup, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular disease and all other heart and blood conditions. Now that more cardiologists are testing hsCRP, sdLDL and Triglycerides along with HDL and LDL and using ratios to trend these results in patients, the prescriptions of statins should reduce. Proper testing and lifestyle management of individuals over the age of 50 is fast becoming the more reasonable path forward under the guide of your family doctor/general practitioner and/or specialist MD.

At BioSpectral Systems, we are connected with some of the most forward-thinking cardiologists who have been practicing this way for decades as they have kept up with the latest research papers in their specialty, reforming their scientific opinion as the science moves into greater levels of understanding around heart disease and related conditions.

Included below are numerous studies, including meta-analysis showing all-cause mortality reduction with higher levels of ultraviolet sunlight exposure via the 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D serum testing. So high Vitamin D and strong sunlight are clearly markers and environments worth considering if you’re looking to lower your risk of death by any cause.

Studies you can read about All-cause mortality being reduced by sunlight exposure

1. http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/38/2/1173.full

2. https://www.outsideonline.com/2380751/sunscreen-sun-exposure-skin-cancer-science 

3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4103214/

4. https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/748744

5. http://www.liveinthenow.com/article/vitamin-d-shown-to-lower-all-cause-mortality-by-nearly-thirty-percent

6. https://www.bmj.com/content/348/bmj.g3656

7. https://www.vitamindcouncil.org/large-meta-analysis-suggests-high-vitamin-d-status-reduces-all-cause-mortality/#.XJtNjYrQiUk

8. https://academic.oup.com/jcem/article/102/7/2136/3764364

9. https://vitamindwiki.com/Vitamin+D+and+mortality+a+meta-analysis+of+RCT+-+2008 – Vitamin D supplementation

10. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/278323.php\

11. http://www.odin-vitd.eu/files/VitD&mortality%202017.pdf

12. A large study using the UK Biobank cohort found that vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency were strongly associated with all mortality outcomes. Regular vitamin D supplement users had 10% lower all-cause mortality, and 11% and 29% lower cancer and respiratory disease mortality, respectively. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36208176 

13. Avoidance of sun exposure is a risk factor for all-cause mortality: results from the Melanoma in Southern Sweden cohort. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24697969 

14. The European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis (ESCEO) has stated that desirable 25(OH)D levels for optimal risk reduction in mortality have been explored in several epidemiologic studies, most of which suggested a continuous inverse relationship between increasing values of 25(OH)D and a lower risk of mortality. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28390010 

Studies you can read about the many benefits of sunlight

1. The importance of UV light in human health - https://academic.oup.com/endo/article/159/5/1992/4931051?fbclid=IwAR1JlJH_kQoSkQNn5lC8S2liPPCv5gtym8VNMHT8MdZ5FjsH5uRzSUSjzFg

2. The sun is healthy, makes you thinner, lowers blood pressure, etc - • http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3570267/New-research-reveals-sun-benefits-AREN-T-linked-vitamin-D.html

3. Low Vitamin D is associated with All-Cause-Mortality - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259355114_Meta-Analysis_of_Long-Term_Vitamin_D_Supplementation_on_Overall_Mortality

4. Avoidance of the sun and use of sunscreen are the likely main reasons for low Vitamin D - https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/05/170501102258.htm 

5. Sunscreens that block only UVB could result in reduction in vitamin D production after prolonged exposure, or even a destruction of vitamin D that has just been formed - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27286277/ 

6. UVB light is important for eye health and tanning to protect against skin cancer - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022202X15301160