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Sunlight exposure may decrease the risk of bowel diseases by more than 50%

on Wednesday, January 25, 2012
By: 
Marc Sorenson, Sunlight Institute

The evidence mounts that high levels of sunlight exposure may predict a 52% reduction in the risk of Crohn's disease and a 38% reduction in the risk of ulcerative colitis. So why does much of the medical community still recommend that we avoid sunlight exposure?

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