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Scottish doctors ignoring vitamin D?

Tuesday February 28, 2012

Summary of a study in Scotland Feb 2012

282 people had vitamin D test results less than 10 nanograms
Only 61% were getting any vitamin D replacement therapy after 3-15 months
Mean dose was an inadequate 800 IU of vitamin D
Maximum dose with 2000 IU
Only 1.4 % got a loading dose of vitamin D

See also VitaminDWiki

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Map of solar radiation in UK - including clouds

from the following global map
from http://www.lenzing.com/en/plastics/thermoplastics/artifical-turf/uv-stability.html

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