VitaminDWiki News for Feb and
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Genes and vitamin D receptors appear to play a strong role in vitamin D related diseases
Even if you have a high serum level of vitamin D
291 genes improved expression by 2000 IU of vitamin D – RCT March 2013
Genes indicate that Obesity causes vitamin D deficiency – Feb 2013
Genetics category has 82 items
Hypothesis – Receptor activation more important than vitamin D levels – June 2011
Calcium and vitamin D receptors are important to many health conditions – Jan 2013
Vitamin D gene expression associated with diseases – March 2013
Alzheimer’s patients 3X more likely to have a malfunctioning vitamin D receptor gene – 2012
Magnesium appears to be the most important thing to take with vitamin D
Why deficiencies in vitamin D and magnesium are linked to asthma
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Low Iron may result in low vitamin D (Pregnant women, Vegetarians)
5X more likely to be vitamin D deficient if anemic - Dec 2012
Learning about other supplements
Vitamin C is important for the common cold and much else one doctor found that Vitamin C was very important to add when adding vitamin D
A balanced diet is no longer enough – supplements needed - VitaminDWiki Oct 2012
Proof that Vitamin D works keeps on coming it 27 health problems so far
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Vitamin D protects skin
How vitamin D protects the skin from the sun and from aging – Dec 2012
Vitamin D protects DNA against UV skin damage – 5 studies 2012-2013
Sports people around the world are starting to benefit from vitamin D
Concussions (traumatic brain injury) getting big press coverage, vitamin D might be both a cause and a solution Magnesium as well
5,000 IU daily was just enough vitamin D for Irish athletes in the winter – March 2013
Collegiate Swimmers getting 4000 IU of vitamin D had fewer injuries – March 2013
Muscle fatigue reduced with 10,000 IU of vitamin D – March 2013
Muscle inflammation 17X more probable if vitamin D deficient – Feb 2013
Cancers and Vitamin D
Breast Cancer chance decreased 16 percent for every extra ng of vitamin D – Jan 2013
Vitamin D Presentations and summaries
Dr. Holick video on vitamin D - March 2013 page includes many images from the video
The Case for Vitamin D - Cannell presentation - March 2013 actually 3 presentations: general public, orthopaedics, clinical practice
Webinars on Vitamin D - 2013 run by GrassRoots, all webinars recorded, continuing into Spring
Response to Vitamin D: summary chart of 8 studies – March 2013
- Graph: Serum level of vitamin D (vertical axis) vs Vitamin D dose (horizontal axis)
- Vitamin D Conference – Abu Dhabi – March 2013 started uploading to VitaminDWiki in late March
Major Health Problems with low vitamin D
8X higher Osteoporosis risk if high level of vitamin A, vitamin D important too – Feb 2013
50 percent fewer strokes with vitamin D, even though ignored dose size – meta-analysis March 2012
Knee osteoarthritis associated with low vitamin D for those under age 55 – Dec 2010
Severity of adult asthma associated with less vitamin D – Feb 2013
Pregnancy complications reduced with 4000 IU of vitamin D - 2RCT Jan 2013
5X more likely to have facial skin aging if vitamin D insufficient – Dec 2010
20 percent less Rheumatoid Arthritis if got lots of sunshine – Feb 2013
Rare Nutritional Rickets increased 10X in 20 years – Feb 2013
Fatty Liver Disease in 40 percent of seniors (seniors often have low vitamin D very associated with low vitamin D
Mental health problems cut in half when have adequate level of vitamin D – Jan 2013
Minor Health Problems with low vitamin D
No longer easily bruised: due to vitamins, probably vitamin D
Hypothesis: bags under eyes are due to lack of vitamin D and vitamin K- Dec 2011
Medical Organizations are very very slowly accepting vitamin D
21 reasons why doctors are reluctant to accept Vitamin D 10 reasons
Myth for 50 years: 2000 IU of vitamin D is toxic - still taught as fact in 2010
Let 1000 die from vitamin D deficiency rather than incur 1 lawsuit
Draft of UK policy on Vitamin D, keeping 10 ng definition - March 2013
A look at inner workings of committee looking at vitamin D for UK - Dec 2012
More than half of the top richest US lobbys are Health related
Vitamin D Intervention Clinical Trials - Feb 2013 about 1,000 clinical trials with vitamin D INTERVENTION
Improved health due to vitamin D fortification in Finland some learning, recommendations not yet changed
Instant vitamin D Yes-No test now available
Cost of Vitamin D, the capsule, the cofactors, and cost of living longer
Annual cost of 1000 IU of Vitamin D daily - Consumer Reports May 2013
Vitamin D supplementation can cost seniors more than 5 dollars a day (live longer)
Vitamin D2 continues to look bad
Prediabetics not benefit from vitamin D, perhaps D2 was used – RCT Feb 2013
Some Infants with 400 IU daily of Vitamin D2 actually decreased serum levels – Feb 2013
Additional ways to encourage the use of vitamin D
Autoimmune disorder patients in Brazil helped by vitamin D – video and Facebook – Nov 2012 Social Media
Here’s an idea: have computer add vitamin D to appropriate prescriptions – Feb 2013
How much vitamin D
43 reasons for Vitamin D deficiency
Important Vitamin D news which did not seem to fit in a category
93% of newborns of military in Hawaii had low vitamin D – March 2013
Should people at high risk for vitamin D deficiency wait 5 years -Feb 2013
Vitamin D associated of where fat accumulates varies by race – 2012
6000 IU may be needed to get vitamin D in breast milk – systematic review March 2013
Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency vary with the age of the child – Feb 2013
Vitamin D injections of a total of 1,800,000 IU reduced shinbone tenderness – Feb 2013
Off Topic: Smaller people may live longer due to more benefit from supplements and drugs
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