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According to the study, it was believed that all participants were at risk of developing skin cancer.

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Participants were put into one of three groups based on how often they reported taking vitamin D supplements.

For regular users, this number went up to 55%.

Beyond that, these numbers correlated to similar numbers for other types of skin cancer.

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“The data is very conflicted on whether vitamin D prevents skin cancer,” Stratton notes.

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“As such, consumers should notblindly select a vitamin D supplementand should research the supplement.”

“These third parties have no affiliation such as production and marketing with a company.

“Some medications may interact with vitamin D, [so] chatting with your doctor would help.”

“Be wary of supplements that make bold promises or ‘too-good-to-be-true’ sounding claims,” Burdeos advises.

“Lastly, always follow the directions on the bottle.”