May 2012 Vitamin D News from VitaminDWiki
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Poster summarizing VitaminDWiki for the Vitamin D Workshop in Houston, June 20-22 2012
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Recent blog posts
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the IOM mistake of claiming than 20 ng of vitamin D is enough
Vitamin D helps pets too
Proof that Vitamin D works
Vitamin D before, during, and after pregnancy
New and interesting web pages
Half of seniors with pain had low levels of vitamin D – April 2012
Mobility Disability 1.9X more likely if had low level of vitamin D – May 2012
North Indian seniors: half have sore bones, 98 % have less than 30 ng vitamin D – Nov 2011
Gut doctors becoming aware of importance of vitamin D – May 2012
Can I get vitamin D while wearing sunscreen: 94 % yes in 2008, 63 % yes in 2011
Osteoanabolics (increase bone mass) with vitamin D etc.– May 2012
Concealing Clothing in Canada: half the level of vitamin D in blood – May 2012
6X less risk of death from Breast Cancer when vitamin D levels higher than 30 ng – May 2012
Breast Cancer Chemotherapy initially decreases vitamin D levels – May 2012
Ways you can increase vitamin D levels, even if you have cancer – May 2012
If vitamin D levels were not changed, toxicity to chemotherapy did not vary with levels – May 2012
Vitamin D2 decreased blood levels of Vitamin D3 by 12 ng – RCT July 2012
Low vitamin D in womb linked to more weight at age 6 – May 2012
Obesity epidemic: a perfect storm of deficiency of D, Magnesium, Iodine, etc – May 2012
Is Vitamin D Supplementation Responsible for the Allergy Pandemic – May 2012
600,000 IU vitamin D normalized virtually all seniors in 3 months – May 2012
Letter from a senior - high growth factors after taking lots of vitamin D – May 2012
Vitamin D's potential to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections – May 2012
Severe sleep apnea increased chance by 4.8 X of cancer death: low vitamin D – May 2012
Many sleep disorders cured with vitamin D levels of 60 to 80 nanograms – May 2012
Vitamin D with Calcium reduces mortality by 7 percent – meta-analysis May 2012
MS relapse rate reduced 14 percent for each 4 ng increase in vitamin D3 – May 2012
Adding Calcium and Vitamin D does not consistently reduce obesity – May 2012
Hispanics with MS had lower levels of vitamin D which did not vary seasonally – May 2012
Restoring vitamin D levels to Pancreatic patients required up to 20000 IU daily – May 2012
Nanoencapsulated vitamin D is stable and bioavailable – May 2012
Calcitrol was as effective as Vitamin D analogues, and 17X less costly – May 2012
Cardiovascular disease predicted by CRP and vitamin D, not cholesterol – Feb 2012
More response to 1100 IU vitamin D in cold season or less BMI – May 2012
A Dermatologist’s Perspective on Vitamin D - Mayo Clinic April 2012
Need at least 80 ng of vitamin D if have chronic kidney disease – May 2012
Like their diabetic mothers, infants had low vitamin D and were slightly diabetic – May 2012
Psychosis in dark skinned people 3.5 X higher if low level of vitamin D – May 2012
Macular Degeneration decreased with UV and perhaps Vitamin D genetics– Oct 2011
Asthma strongly associated with modification in vitamin D genes
Severe adult asthma strongly associated with low vitamin D - April 2012
Vitamin D Genes associated with Childhood Asthma And Lung Function - April 2012
Low Vitamin D Associated With Decreased Vital Capacity Of Lung - April 2012
100 % of Acute Respiratory Failure patients had low vitamin D - April 2012
People in Louisiana may be avoiding the hot sun like those in Middle East – May 2012
VA showed increased vitamin D testing associated with lower health costs - Lancet May 2012
3X more colds by overweight who were low on vitamin D - April 2012
Pre-term birth 3X more likely and C-section 4X if less than 20 ng of vitamin D – May 2012
Calcidiol may be 5X more effective than Vitamin D3 – June 2012
Needed 5,000 IU to achieve 30 ng of vitamin D in 3 months – March 2012
800 IU resulted in 20 ng of vitamin D and 3200 IU in 45 ng for HEALTHY women – March 2012
4000 IU vitamin D not enough to treat diabetes in overweight blacks in 3 months – May 2012
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