Pages tagged with "Darker Skin"
- Response to UV varies more with pigment genes and age than skin color
- Urgency Urinary Incontinence in senior black women decreased 40 percent by weekly 50,000 IU vitamin D – RCT
- Swedish TV Warns 'Dark-Skinned' People, Muslims of Vitamin D Deficiency
- 10 health problems associated with Dark Skin (low vitamin D)
- Black infant recurrent wheezing rate dropped from 42 percent to 31 percent with just 400 IU of vitamin D – RCT
- All preteen aged girls in India taking 2,000 IU of vitamin D got levels above 20 ng – RCT
- Physical performance of black senior women not improved with 30 ng of Vitamin D – RCT
- Low birth weight far more likely if African-American (low vitamin D) – 1997,
- Race changes the risk of various health problems, but many questions remain
- Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder increasing (2.7X in US Blacks under age 18 in 20 years)
- Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (Wash D.C) invited Dr. Matthews to speak to them on Vitamin D
- Africa
- International Conference of Vitamin D Fortification of Food (India)
- Vitamin D needed for 12 ng in winter in Finland – Whites 320 IU, Blacks 720 IU
- Half of obese black teens achieved at least 30 ng of Vitamin D with 5,000 IU daily
- IQ levels around the world are falling (perhaps lower Vitamin D, Iodine, or Omega-3)
- Less response to 800 IU of Vitamin D by Africans than natives in Finland – RCT
- Vitamin D should be an almost universal feature of the care of young adults with sickle cell disease
- Vitamin D paradox – Blacks need Vit D for health, but not as much D for strong bones
- Stroke outcome 6.9 X worse if black and overweight (all three related via low vitamin D)
