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This vitamin protects the heart. It controls the release of stress hormones that lead to  high blood pressure and inflammation. It can decrease the risk of colon cancer by half. A  study of post-menopausal women showed a 77 percent lower risk of all cancers among  those who took 1,000 mg of D plus calcium.  The role of vitamin D in bone health has been proven for some time, making the vitamin an  important factor in preventing osteoporosis. According to the National Institutes of Health, vitamin D-fortified orange juice has joined  the short list of foods and beverages that contain vitamin D. This is good news for people  who don't drink much milk.  Vitamin D helps to prevent falls in older adults. While exercise is important in fall  prevention, vitamin D is more important.  Vitamin D is best known as essential for calcium uptake and the prevention of disease in  childhood. Since it was added to milk, rickets has largely disappeared.  Vitamin D could be a facto