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Health Problem about 10X more likely if low Vit D
30 problems have doubled in a decade
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Vit D levels dropped by half in 20 years
22 reasons why Vit D has dropped
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Once every 2 weeks is great
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Supplements - if >40 ng Vit D
Cofactors in a nutshell
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492
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108
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48
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56
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38
ADHD
135
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168
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39
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14
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15
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25
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294
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81
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217
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466
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12
Ear
14
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222
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110
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272
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35
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393
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141
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36
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137
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137
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196
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357
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51
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192
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56
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101
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97
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287
Trauma and surgery
108
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34
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77
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141
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150
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333
How much Vitamin D
9
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76
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400
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47
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81
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Cost savings with Vitamin D
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41
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165
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116
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18
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65
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22
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22
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227
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33
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76
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235
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97
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10
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24
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37
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43
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4
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29
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194
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54
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262
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332
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127
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111
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142
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815
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Treatment by Vitamin D
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D2 vs D3
Evaluation of D2 repletion protocols - 2009
1600 IU of Vitamin D3 better than D2 - April 2011 .pdf
D3 decreased deaths D2 increased deaths - July 2011.pdf
Case against Vitamin D2
Prescription Vitamin D Not Suitable for Supplementation Say Researchers
D2 not toxic literature review
Vitamin D2 is as effective and D3
Vitamin D2 not as good as D3
bioavailability of vitamin D2 in orange juice
D2 10000 and 25000 - Holick 2004
Vitamin D2 vs D3 - 2 pg 2010
Overview Vitamin D3 not D2
It’s Time to Say “Goodbye” to Vitamin D2 - 2015
How is D3 different from D2
Vit D2 1000 IU reduce falling by 20 percent
372 types of vitamin D prescriptions in France, 200,000 IU was the most popular – Oct 2013
10 million IU of vitamin D3 for cows was great unless had vitamin D2 – July 2011
100,000 IU of Vitamin D3 or D2 given monthly for 4 months to diabetics– RCT Dec 2019
1700 IU per day of vit D2 was not enough to help dialysis
300,000 IU of vitamin D2 reduced inflammation markers (cytokines and chemokines) – Sept 2013
40,000 IU vitamin D2
5,000 or 10,000 IU Vitamin D for 7 years both safe and effective (4700 patients, 8 months to plateau) – Jan 2019
50,000 IU of vitamin D weekly (D3 or D2) got two thirds of cystic fibrosis patients to 30 nanograms – RCT July 2015
50000 IU vitamin D2 weekly helped blacks with heart problems – Feb 2011
600,000 IU of vitamin D2 every 4 months for decades in East Germany – 1987
600,000 IU of Vitamin D2 is rarely toxic in infants – Aug 2014
7100 IU vitamin D2 for 3 months did not treat Coronary Artery Disease – Nov 2012
Alzheimer’s patients not on medication have very low levels of Vitamin D2 – Nov 2012
Anorexia Nervosa not helped by a dose of 50000 IU of vitamin D2 – June 2011
Average of less than 2000 IU of vitamin D2 did not help bone health – July 2010
Can triple the vitamin D in carrots - Jan 2011
Caution When Prescribing High Dose Vitamin D (100,000 IU D2 daily for is too much after 4 years) – Nov 2016
Chance of a fall decreased with vitamin D3 but increased with D2 – Oct 2011
Cooked mushrooms (Vitamin D2) did not increase vitamin D serum levels – Aug 2014
D2 as good as D3 in Orange Juice April 2010
D2 may reduce academic performance – Dec 2012
D3 better than D2 by VitaminDSurvivor (Pegram) July 2009
Doctor prescribed 200,000 IU Vitamin D2 weekly during pregnancy (wrong type, far too much) – Jan 2019
During brown bear hibernation Vitamin D3 decreases but D2 increases (surprise) – June 2011
FDA raises the amount of vitamin D2 fortification in bread – Aug 2012
Fibromalgia reduced with 50,000 IU weekly vitamin D2 – Sept 2011
Following large doses of vitamin D2, Vitamin D3 doses were unable to achieve sufficiency – Jan 2014
GlutenDoctors on D3 better than D2 and problems with Vitamin A
Graphs of diseases vs vitamin D levels - and D3 vs D2- April 2011
Hemodialysis not helped by weekly vitamin D2 – RCT April 2015
IBD less costly when treated with vitamin D3 compared to D2 – Jan 2012
If you have a vitamin D prescription, be sure that it is for D3– June 2017
India wants to cure Vitamin D Deficiency, unfortunately by fortifying with D2 not D3 – Jan 2019
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Acne
(20+) studies)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
(85+)
Allergy
Overview
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
(30+)
Alzheimer's
Overview
Ankylosing Spondylitis
(15+)
Antibiotics & Pro
(84+)
Overview
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Overview
Atopic Dermatitis Overview
(18+)
Autism
(135+)
Overview
Autoimmune
(167+)
Back Pain
(37+)
Bipolar Disorder
(14+)
Bone - Health
(272+)
Breathing
(387+)
Burns, wounds
(30+)
Cancer
(212+)
Overview
After diagnosis
(87+)
Bladder
(25+)
Breast
(223+)
Overview
Colon
(118+)
Overview
Leukemia
(16+)
Liver
(14+)
Lung
(50+)
Overview
Lymphoma
(22+)
Other
(55+)
Ovarian
(21+)
Pancreatic
(55+)
Prostate
(94+)
Overview
Skin
(110+)
Overview
Cardiovascular
(431+)
Overview
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
(12+)
Cerebral Palsy
(6+)
Cholesterol
(47+)
Overview Cholesterol and vitamin D
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Chronic Fatigue
Overview
Cognitive
(293+)
Overview
Colds and flu
Overview
Concussions
(25+)
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(17+)
COVID-19
(350+)
Cystic Fibrosis
(41+)
Dental
(80+)
Depression
(217+)
Diabetes
(463+)
Overview
Diseases gen.+ misc,
(93+)
Ear
(11+)
Endometriosis
(8+)
Epilepsy
(14+)
Falls/Fractures
(222+)
Overview
Fatigue, Chronic
Overview
Fertility and sperm
(101+)
Fibromyalgia
Overview
Fractures
Overview
Fraility
(16+)
Genetics
(272+)
CYP27B1
(35+)
Vit D Binding
(141+)
Vit D Receptor
(391+)
Gestational Diabetes
(34+)
Gout
(13+)
Gut
(170+)
Overview
Hair
(20+)
Headache
(34+)
Health - general
(92+)
Hepatitis-B
(9+)
Hepatitis-C
(13+)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(39+)
Overview
Hives
(10+)
Hypertension
(136+)
Overview
Hyperparathyroid
Overview
Immunity
(195+)
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Inflammation
(135+)
Infection
(16+)
Influenza
Overview
Jaundice
(4+)
Kidney
(193+)
Overview
Kidney Stones
(23+)
Overview
Leprosy
(16+)
Liver
(88+)
Overview
Lupus
(60+)
Myalgic Enceph.
Overview
Mental Illness
(20+)
Mental Stress
(5+)
Metabolic Syndrome
(85+)
Overview
Migraine Headache
(4+)
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Mortality
(200+)
Multiple Sclerosis
(356+)
Overview
Muscle
(18+)
Myopia
(17+)
Obesity
(353+)
Overview
Osteoarthritis
(51+)
Overview
Osteoporosis
(192+)
Overview
Pain - chronic
(138+)
Overview
Parkinson
(82+)
Overview
Photosensitivity
(3+)
Pneumonia
(15+)
Pollution
(31+)
Pregnancy
(756+)
Overview
Psoriasis
(55+)
Raynaud's
(4+)
Respiratory Tract Infection
(8+)
Restless Legs Syndrome
(15+)
Rheum. Arth
(101+)
Overview
Rickets
(119+)
Overview
Sarcopenia
(28+)
Schizophrenia
Overview
Seniors – moved to bottom
Sepsis
(16+)
Shingles
(15+)
Shin splints
(4+)
Sickle Cell
(17+)
Overview
Skin
(97+)
Overview
Dark
(419+)
Overview
Sleep
(74+)
Smoking
(33+)
Spinal Cord
(18+)
Spinal Surgery
(13+)
Sports – moved to bottom
Statins
(40+)
Stroke
(97+)
Overview
Suicide
(16+)
Thyroid/Parath.
(70+)
Overview
Trauma and surgery
(282+)
Tuberculosis
(108+)
Overview
Urinary Tract Infection
(15+)
Vertigo
(18+)
Virus
(470+)
Vision
(77+)
Women – moved to bottom
Youth – moved to bottom
People and Low Vitamin D
Infant-Child
(617+)
Military
(27+)
Seniors
(345+)
Overview
Sports
(234+)
Overview
Women
(140+)
Overview
Youth
(150+)
# of studies as of Jan 22, 2011