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1. "No hat, no play" in Australian primary schools
2. "Sunlight Officers" in some Australian senior facilities - Sept 2011
3. 10X increase in vitamin D tests in Australia – time for the doctors to learn about vitamin D – April 2011
4. 20X increase in vitamin D sold and 36 percent decrease in osteoporosis business in Australia – Nov 2013
5. 50,000 IU vitamin D routinely given monthly in New Zealand senior homes since 2011– Dec 2016
6. 73 percent of Australians had too little vitamin D – Dec 2011
7. 94 X increase in Vitamin D testing in Australia (2000-2010, then they shut it down) – Dec 2019
8. Another country needs more vitamin D (Australia in this case) – March 2022
9. Australia - low vitamin D winter and summer - 2014
10. Australia – 25 percent of whites have less than 20 ng of vitamin D – April 2014
11. Australia and NZ very conservative position statement on vitamin D – June 2012
12. Australia is considering cutting vitamin D testing – March 2011
13. Australia’s COVID Response resulted in 31 X more life years lost than were saved - Sept 2022
14. Australian dermatologists had lower vitamin D levels than elderly in hospitals – 2009
15. Australians paying for most Vitamin D tests, 40 percent deficient in winter - March 2019
16. Australians tested for Vitamin D – 40 percent deficient and 60 percent taking vitamin D – Nov 2017
17. Big increase in treatment for vitamin D deficiency in an Australian hospital – Sept 2015
18. Black Sudanese children 350X more likely to have rickets than other Australians – April 2012
19. Breastfed without vitamin D supplements – a problem for NZ infants Jan 2013
20. Cancer Council of Australia recommends 30 minutes of daily sunshine – June 2014
21. Cereal in Australia can now be fortified with Vitamin D - Oct 2016
22. Countries which have increased Vitamin D have decreased bone problems (Japan, Australia)
23. COVID vaccines are highly effective in reducing non-COVID deaths in older Australians (not) - Nov 2023
24. Diabetes, hyperglycemia, depression, poor balance, etc associated with less than 20 ng of vitamin D in seniors – Feb 2014
25. Different amounts of vitamin D needed to prevent different diseases – Dec 2013
26. Elite NZ Outdoor athletes fear skin cancer 10X more than fear low vitamin D – Sept 2014
27. Excessive vitamin D testing in Australia – July 2012
28. Food allergies 6 times higher in South Australia - 2009
29. Free Vitamin D in New Zealand to prevent falls in nursing homes (50,000 IU monthly) – June 2016
30. Get vitamin D from sun in summer, from supplements in winter – Tasmania March 2013
31. Good news: Australian clinical trial for vitamin D, bad news: used a max of 2000 IU– Oct 2012
32. Half of Australian office workers insufficient vitamin D in the winter – Jan 2011
33. Higher rates of TB in Winter and further from Equator – Nov 2012
34. Huge increase in food allergies in Australia may be due to low vitamin D
35. Hypothesis – Australia has highest rate of food allergy due to avoiding the sun – Sept 2015
36. Infant-Child Vitamin D recommendations from NZ (many are wrong) – Feb 2017
37. Little Vitamin D while pregnant in Asia – survey Nov 2023
38. Most Australian GPs still believe the myth than 10 minutes of sun a day is enough – June 2011
39. Not enough vitamin D during pregnacy in Australia – PHD Oct 2013
40. Nutrition authorities in Aust and NZ ignoring vitamin D deficiency - July 2012
41. Off topic: Survey of medicine usage in Australia – July 2012
42. National Vitamin D awareness day (Australia, 1000 IU max) - Aug 9 2013
43. New Zealand – new 50,000 IU vitamin D capsule has soy which can cause allergic reactions – March 2016
44. New Zealand consensus: at risk should take more Vitamin D – March 2012
45. New Zealand doctors are starting to prescribe more sunshine – Aug 2012
46. New Zealand GPs being asked for vitamin D testing and prescriptions – June 2013
47. Pancreatic cancer 30 percent less likely in Australians who got lots of UVB (vitamin D) – Dec 2013
48. Pregnant in New Zealand – should supplement with vitamin D in Winter and Spring – Sept 2015
49. Proposed vitamin D Australia UL 3200 IU- 2007
50. RCT confirms that Australians need at least 2000 IU vitamin D – Dec 2012

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