A new theory suggests legendary composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
died at 35 due in part to a vitamin D deficiency.  Vitamin D is
produced when the body is exposed to natural sunlight and Mozart
spent his life in high-latitude Austria, working at night and
sleeping during the day.  According to ABC Science, with no
knowledge of the condition, Mozart went untreated and died from
illnesses brought on by the deficiency.  "If only Mozart had
known about vitamin D and had access to supplements, he could
have doubled his lifetime's output of work, says William Grant,
a retired NASA atmospheric physicist who has been following
vitamin D research with great interest for the past decade. And,
he argues, the same goes for several other famous musicians who
died at young ages."  While some researchers remain skeptical,
Grant thinks Mozart's story holds a cautionary tale for modern
musicians, who might want to consider getting outside for a
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