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135
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221
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Trauma and surgery
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140
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150
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333
How much Vitamin D
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116
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234
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35
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54
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332
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Osteoporosis prevented and treated by vitamin D and K- July 2007
Low Calcium and vitamin D makes osteomalacia - Sept 2010
Review of vitamin D pathways to bone health - July 2010
2000 IU barely raised vitamin D levels after hip fracture - May 2010
OA management after hip fracture - 2010.pdf
Guildelines for osteoporosis vitamin D 30 ng - Oct 2010.PDF
Osteororosis guidelines Canada - Sept 2010.pdf
vitamin D and osteoporosis - Nov 2010.pdf
Osteoperosis Evidence 224 pages USPSTF - July 2010.pdf
1800 to 4000 IU vitamin D to get 30 to-44 ng no risk osteo - July 2010.pdf
Review of Vitamin D and Fracture Reduction - 2008.pdf
Hypovitaminosis D and Orthopaedic Surgery Oct 2010.pdf
WHO Osteoporosis reduced by Vit D and Caclium by 30% - 2006
Paradox - blacks with low vitamin D not have more osteoporosis
Osteo and vitamin D FAQ
Osteoporosis reduced by 800 or more IU of vitamin D - July 2010
Bone pain and celiac disease - Lips - 2011.pdf
Chronic pain if osteoporosis and low vitamin D – June 2020
2.8X higher risk of osteoporosis if COPD and modified vitamin D receptor genes – Sept 2015
2000 to 3000 IU required to start to help with osteoporos – June 2010
20X increase in vitamin D sold and 36 percent decrease in osteoporosis business in Australia – Nov 2013
22 percent more bone cracking found with low vitamin D – July 2013
2800 IU vitamin D daily did not decrease bone loss for those with MS – March 2011
2X to 3X higher hip fracture rate in Asia in past 30 years – Aug 2012
3D images of bone plus position statements on Osteo and vitamin D – 2012
4000 IU Vitamin D intervention helped elderly bones – March 2010
4X increase in osteoporosis visits, but vitamin D information is still not available – May 2013
4X more likely to add Calcium to diet than take supplements – Sept 2010
5X increase in hip fracture rates in 65 years - 1998
6500 IU vitamin D and 1000 mg Calcium daily did not improve bone density – Sept 2011
800 IU Vitamin D proven again to not be enough to stop bone loss - Aug 2015
890 IU of vitamin D and 1200 mg Calcium improved bone density – July 2010
8X higher Osteoporosis risk if high level of vitamin A, vitamin D important too – Feb 2013
Alcoholics have osteoporosis – Nov 2010
Alcoholics with low vitamin D get more bone fractures -Jan 2011
American College of Rheumatology Guidelines finally include Vitamin D – June 2017
Better bones again associated with higher vitamin K intake – Nov 2015
Better Hip Resurfacing after vitamin D levels had been normalized – March 2011
Better total hip replacement if have high vitamin D
Bisphosphonates 4.5 X more likely to work when vitamin D level above 33 ng – Sept 2011
BMD improved with 800 mg Calcium, 400 IU of vitamin D, and 100 ug of vitamin K – April 2011
Bone density of children did not improve with 3 month of vitamin D – Oct 2010
Bone diseases related to many Vitamin D diseases – June 2016
Bone Health and Vit D: Evidence Based Review 2007
Bone loss (following gastric cancer) reduced by 16,000 IU of vitamin D every 10 days – Aug 2017
Bone marrow foot oedema (rare pain in children, all were Vitamin D deficient) – May 2019
Bones not helped much by vitamin D (low dose or short term) National Osteoporosis Foundation – Feb 2016
Both Vitamin D and Calcium are needed to reduce bone loss – RCT Sept 2013
Breast Feeding increased risk of low bone density by 24 percent – Sept 2015
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(290+)
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(17+)
COVID-19
(150+)
Cystic Fibrosis
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(455+)
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Endometriosis
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Falls/Fractures
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Overview
Fertility and sperm
(109+)
Fibromyalgia
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Genetics
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Vit D Binding
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(92+)
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Lupus
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Myalgic Enceph.
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Metabolic Syndrome
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Muscle
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Myopia
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Obesity
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Osteoarthritis
(50+)
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Osteoporosis
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Overview
Pain - chronic
(137+)
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Parkinson
(82+)
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Photosensitivity
(3+)
Pneumonia
(15+)
Pollution
(31+)
Pregnancy
(751+)
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Psoriasis
(55+)
Raynaud's
(4+)
Respiratory Tract Infection
(8+)
Restless Legs Syndrome
(15+)
Rheum. Arth
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Rickets
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Sarcopenia
(28+)
Schizophrenia
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Sepsis
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Shingles
(15+)
Shin splints
(4+)
Sickle Cell
(17+)
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(419+)
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Sleep
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(33+)
Spinal Cord
(18+)
Spinal Surgery
(13+)
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Stroke
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Trauma and surgery
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Urinary Tract Infection
(15+)
Vertigo
(18+)
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(390+)
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(77+)
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Seniors
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Youth
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