There are numerous studies indicating that vitamin D, often at higher blood levels and in larger intakes than those recommended by the IOM report, may also be beneficial for the prevention of a multitude of other health conditions including cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, a variety of cancers, influenza, musculoskeletal pain, and autoimmune diseases. The authors of the IOM report, however, argue that these other health conditions "are not supported by the available evidence," and that the benefit of higher intakes and blood levels of vitamin D are "inconsistent and/or conflicting and did not demonstrate causality."