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- Influenza risk reduced 2X by 2,000 IU of Vitamin D (vs 400), RTI reduced 3X by 400 or more IU
- Juvenile Lupus treated by Vitamin D – need more studies to understand why
- Dogs, like humans, need vitamin D for many reasons
- Asthma risk reduced by 67 percent with Vitamin D supplementation if level was initially low– meta-analysis
- Supplementation while pregnant and psychotic – 20 percent Omega-3, 6 percent Vitamin D
- Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM) 1.6 X more likely if low vitamin D – meta-analysis
- Hypertension nonconventional therapies: Magnesium, melatonin, Vitamin C, etc.
- Benefits of Omega-3 beyond heart health - LEF
- Vitamin D levels drop after ischemic stroke
- Obesity special issue in JAMA focuses on Bariatric Surgery (where the money is)
- Should you have a dementia advanced directive
- Vitamin D injection helped migrants a bit, but some had poor or even negative responses
- Vitamin D Toxicity is rare – only 1 unknown case in 74,000 patients
- Oral Contraceptives (which increase Vitamin D) reduce the risk of some cancers
- Psoriasis severity associated with low vitamin D (10 studies) – meta-analysis
- Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis 2 X more likely in Asians with poor Vitamin D Receptor
- Early menarche, miscarriage and stillbirth are associated with heart disease (all are associated with low Vitamin D)
- Vitamin D and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (and 2 AMD meta-analyses)
- Autism may be worse if low in both Vitamin D and Vitamin A
- Cerebral Palsy and Vitamin D - many studies