Pages tagged with "Canada"

• 1 in 5 Canadians have inadequate Vitamin D (less than 16 ng), far more if dark skinned – Canada
• Canada, like New Zealand, may regulate Vitamin D and other supplements
• Canadian immigrants have lower vitamin D levels and more chronic diseases
• 2,500 IU Vitamin D is the max dose size in Canada
• Canadian pregnancies have enough vitamin D – if white, summer, supplement, eat meat, etc.
• Vitamin D very popular with Canadian seniors having complex medical problems
• Economic Burden of Illness in Canada, 2010
• Multiple Sclerosis rates are highest in Canada (far from equator)
• Bottles containing 2,000 IU capsules of Vitamin D seized in Canada (not on authorized list)
• Hypothyroidism risk reduced 32 percent in those getting vitamin D levels above 50 ng
• Optimal level of vitamin D is 40 ng, 93 percent of Canadians do not have optimal levels
• More hospitals or more Vitamin D – your choice
• Increasing the vitamin D level of all Canadians to 40 ng would save 6 to 18 billion dollars a year – Grant
• How Alberta Canada restricts Vitamin D testing
• Canadians – 37 percent have less than 20 ng of vitamin D (after adjusting test results with standards)
• Vitamin D supplementation improved quality of life
• Sun is needed, but as with ice cream, getting too much can cause problems
• Canadians have a hard time getting 1,000 IU of vitamin D from the sun
• Overly restrictive sun exposure warnings pose health risk
• Vitamin D supplementation by half of senior women in Canada in 2009