There have been no studies of vitamin D testing resulting in less disease – so task force recommends that there be no testing

Screening for Vitamin D Deficiency: Systematic Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation

Many studies have shown that TAKING vitamin D results in less disease (see proof table below)

Task force found no studies showing that TESTING for vitamin D results in less disease

Note:

• The studies are weighted based on the number of participants, rather than the size of vitamin D dose

• Trials using 400 IU are given the same value/weight as trials with 4,000 IU.

275 page PDF is attached at the bottom of this page

See also VitaminDWiki

• 137 health problems associated with low vitamin D – meta-meta-analysis April 2014

• VA showed increased vitamin D associated with lower health costs - Lancet May 2012

  • VA study does not say testing results in less disease, just less cost, so it was not considered by the task force

• 80 X increase in Vitamin D testing in Australia in a decade - June 2013

• Warning – Medicare will pay for just 1 vitamin D test PER LIFETIME (if not related to a few diseases) After the 2013 report Medicare shut down testing

• ((Task force confirms - not much benefit from low Vitamin D supplementation – Nov 2014) Final report

• Proof that Vitamin D Works has the following summary

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