Pages tagged with "AU, NZ"

66 pages, most important first (overviews, then meta-analyses, then RCTs, then newest). Combine with another topic

• Australia and NZ very conservative position statement on vitamin D
• Different amounts of vitamin D needed to prevent different diseases
• Why 100,000 IU of vitamin D monthly did not reduce Cardiovascular Disease – RCT
• Big increases in Vitamin D supplementation in NZ, especially the very young and very old
• Getting too little sun is 3X more expensive than too much (AU NZ: WHO found 2200X)
• Vitamin D is a very popular supplement in nursing homes in Australia
• Little Vitamin D while pregnant in Asia – survey
• COVID vaccines are highly effective in reducing non-COVID deaths in older Australians (not)
• 20X increase in vitamin D sold and 36 percent decrease in osteoporosis business in Australia
• Australia’s COVID Response resulted in 31 X more life years lost than were saved
• Test Vitamin D, get a tiny dose, no benefit, conclusion: should not have tested (Australia this time)
• Another country needs more vitamin D (Australia in this case)
• New Zealand – new 50,000 IU vitamin D capsule has soy which can cause allergic reactions
• Vitamin D in Australia and New Zealand
• \"No hat, no play\" in Australian primary schools
• Sarcopenia does not officially exist in Australia, but 1 in 3 of their seniors have it
• Vitamin D deficiency is a major global public health problem – Maps
• Vitamin D deficient – 1 in 3 of young Australians have less than 20 ng
• Excessive vitamin D testing in Australia
• \"Sunlight Officers\" in some Australian senior facilities
• 94 X increase in Vitamin D testing in Australia (2000-2010, then they shut it down)
• Black Sudanese children 350X more likely to have rickets than other Australians
• Cereal in Australia can now be fortified with Vitamin D
• Countries which have increased Vitamin D have decreased bone problems (Japan, Australia)
• Food allergies 6 times higher in South Australia - 2009
• Higher rates of TB in Winter and further from Equator
• Australians paying for most Vitamin D tests, 40 percent deficient in winter
• Half of Australian office workers insufficient vitamin D in the winter
• Australian dermatologists had lower vitamin D levels than elderly in hospitals – 2009
• Not enough vitamin D during pregnacy in Australia – PHD
• South Australians: 88 percent had less than 40 ng of vitamin D (lots more statistics)
• Vitamin D research leads to surprising health tip – Australians need more time in the sun
• Pancreatic cancer 30 percent less likely in Australians who got lots of UVB (vitamin D)
• 50,000 IU vitamin D routinely given monthly in New Zealand senior homes since 2011
• Results of many blood tests in Australia – deficiencies only in Vitamin D, Iodine, and Vitamin B-12
• Australians tested for Vitamin D – 40 percent deficient and 60 percent taking vitamin D
• Hypothesis – Australia has highest rate of food allergy due to avoiding the sun
• Infant-Child Vitamin D recommendations from NZ (many are wrong)
• Vitamin D testing AND levels are increasing in Australia (NSW)
• Big increase in treatment for vitamin D deficiency in an Australian hospital
• Free Vitamin D in New Zealand to prevent falls in nursing homes (50,000 IU monthly)
• Pregnant in New Zealand – should supplement with vitamin D in Winter and Spring
• Huge increase in food allergies in Australia may be due to low vitamin D
• Good news: Australian clinical trial for vitamin D, bad news: used a max of 2000 IU
• Australia - low vitamin D winter and summer - 2014
• Elite NZ Outdoor athletes fear skin cancer 10X more than fear low vitamin D
• Breastfed without vitamin D supplements – a problem for NZ infants
• Cancer Council of Australia recommends 30 minutes of daily sunshine
• UVB Global average radiation (Australia is not highlighted)
• Australia – 25 percent of whites have less than 20 ng of vitamin D
• National Vitamin D awareness day (Australia, 1000 IU max)
• Tasmania Vitamin D official recommendation 20 up to 200 ng
• Diabetes, hyperglycemia, depression, poor balance, etc associated with less than 20 ng of vitamin D in seniors
• Get vitamin D from sun in summer, from supplements in winter – Tasmania
• Nutrition authorities in Aust and NZ ignoring vitamin D deficiency
• Vitamin D - Is This The Miracle Vitamin – book
• New Zealand GPs being asked for vitamin D testing and prescriptions
• New Zealand consensus: at risk should take more Vitamin D
• Should NZ and Australia increase vitamin D fortification
• 73 percent of Australians had too little vitamin D
• Off topic: Survey of medicine usage in Australia
• New Zealand doctors are starting to prescribe more sunshine
• Vitamin D testing in Australia - huge increase in 11 years
• 10X increase in vitamin D tests in Australia – time for the doctors to learn about vitamin D
• Most Australian GPs still believe the myth than 10 minutes of sun a day is enough
• Proposed vitamin D Australia UL 3200 IU- 2007