Get some sun to prevent strokes
‘Sunstroke’ has been given a whole new meaning after new American research shows excessive sunlight can reportedly prevent your risk of having a stroke. Researchers interviewed more than 16,000 people in a large-scale study which looked at the volunteers’ sun exposure over the past 15 years.
‘Sunstroke’ has been given a whole new meaning after new American research shows excessive sunlight can reportedly prevent your risk of having a stroke.
Researchers interviewed more than 16,000 people in a large-scale study which looked at the volunteers’ sun exposure over the past 15 years.
After evaluating weather records of the locations where the volunteers lived over the period, researchers found people who were exposed to lower-than-average amounts of sunlight were 61% more likely to have a stroke in the next few years.
Colder and hotter temperatures were also both linked to a higher risk of stroke, although experts remained unsure as to how low sunlight and different temperatures might increase stroke risk.
However, the same group of volunteers were reviewed in another recent study which found those with the highest amount of Vitamin D in their diet were 11% less likely to have a stroke.
According to Cancer Council Australia, the sun’s ultraviolet (UV) radiation is both the “major cause of skin cancer and the best source of Vitamin D”.
Vitamin D forms in the skin when it is exposed to UV from sunlight, and can also be obtained from some foods.
Some food sources of Vitamin D include salmon, fortified orange juice and milk, as well as yogurt and some cereals.
Cancer Council Australia listed the elderly and people who are housebound or in institutional care, and patients with osteoporosis as among some of the people who may suffer from a Vitamin D deficiency.
