British Medical Journal PDF attached at the bottom of this page

See also VitaminDWiki

• Low cost vitamin D Blood Tests

• All items in category Test for D items

  • Many on variation between tests: different days, different testing methods

• Vitamin D testing typically not needed, but in 9 cases it is – April 2012

• After 245,000 vitamin D tests 121,000 supplemented but only 5,400 had 2nd test – Oct 2011

• Consultation to medical professionals on Vitamin D Testing - Sept 2011

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

• Costs of vitamin D tests are dropping

See also VitaminDWiki Australia and NZ

• Excessive vitamin D testing in Australia – July 2012

• All items in category Australia and NZ items

• 10X increase in vitamin D tests in Australia – time for the doctors to learn about vitamin D – April 2011

• 73 % of Australians had too little vitamin D a decade ago – Dec 2011

• Australia and NZ conservative position vitamin D position statement – June 2012

• Should NZ and Australia increase vitamin D fortification - June 2012

• Majority of those living in the ozone hole lack vitamin D Blog post March 15 2012

• New Zealand consensus: at risk should take more Vitamin D – March 2012

• Black Sudanese children 350X more likely to have rickets than white Australians – April 2012

• New Zealand doctors are starting to prescribe more sunshine – Aug 2012