Vitamin D and Calcium - AHRQ rejected most studies

REJECTION

They rejected studies using Vitamin D injections

They rejected studies using Vitamin D topically

They rejected studies using Vitamin D sublingually

They rejected studies using Vitamin D loading dose

They rejected studies using Vitamin D during pregnancy other than weight

They rejected studies using Vitamin D for infants - other than birth weight and length

They rejected studies using Vitamin D with cofactor such as Omega-3, Magnesium, etc (other than Calcium)

They rejected studies using Vitamin D which "showed effects only in those with lower serum 25(OH)D"

They rejected studies using Vitamin D for which there was no control group

      example, rejected Turkish study where which EVERY infant got vitamin D ==> 60X reduction in rickets

      Some doctors gave all patients vitamin D (because it was morally irresponsible to not do so)

     Multiple Sclerosis was CURED in 90% of the patients (no control group)

They rejected studies using Vitamin D if they conflicted

           - - previous studies often used far less vitamin D than recent studies

     AHRQ rejects the possibility that 4000 IU can have far more benefit than 400 IU

     Most people, but not AHRQ, will expect different results if add 20 ng to a baseline of 20 ng than same to a 40 ng baseline

They failed to reject studies which used more than 400 mg of Calcium along with Vitamin D

     - > 400 mg is too much Calcium when there is an adequate amount of vitamin D

The few of the studies which were accepted were all published before April 2013

     There have been a huge number of great studies since then.

📄 Download the Executive PDF from VitaminDWiki.

AHRQ website for vitamin D


See also VitaminDWiki

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