Video presentation including proof of vitamin D - Nov 2012

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• 1 hour with about 20 minutes of interaction with the audience in the bookstore
• Also: audio and PDF are attached at the bottom of this page
  Audio is speeded up 10% - so takes about 72 minutes.
• Vitamin D in the UK Rufus Greenbaum has been promoting Vitamin D since 2008
  Link includes good vitamin D presentations from many people, not just from Rufus
• United Kingdom details, but great for any English listener around the world

Some of the slides from the presentation

See also VitaminDWiki

• All items in Europe 234 items
• Pregnancy Lists items in main and related categories - such as breastfed and low birth weight
• UK pediatricians have a lot to learn about vitamin D – May 2012
• UK doctors can now prescribe 800 IU of vitamin D – Dec 2011
• UK survey of vitamin D knowledge of midwives - 2011
• Why the UK government ignores evidence for the benefits of Vitamin D - Nov 2013
• Vitamin D and Bone Health – UK National Osteoporosis Society – April 2013
• 30 to 50 ng of vitamin D is optimal – Central Europe consensus Sept 2013
• National Osteoporosis Society of UK declares that 12 ng of vitamin D is enough – June 2013
• Incidence of 22 health problems related to vitamin D have doubled in a decade
• 50,000 IU of vitamin D monthly in winter gets most above 20 ng – RCT Nov 2013
• Seniors Vitamin D Workshop - Sept 2011
• Most-visited pages on VitaminDWiki
• Vitamin D deficiency is a major global public health problem – Maps Nov 2013

Proof that Vitamin D Works has the following summary
Vitamin D prevents or treats 94 health problems

ADHD,  Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis,  ALS,  Alzheimer's,  Antibiotic Use in Seniors,  Asthma,  Autism,  Autoimmune Diseases,   Back pain,  Blood Cell Cancer,   Breast Cancer,   Cardiovascular,  Cholesterol,  Chronic Hives,  Chronic Kidney Disease,  Cluster Headaches,  Congestive Heart Failure (Infants),  COPD,  Crohn's Disease,  C-Section and Pregnancy Risks,  Cystic Fibrosis,  Depression,   Diabetes,  Diabetic Neuropathy,  Eczema,   Falls,  Fatigue,  Fatty Liver (Child),  Fibromyalgia,  Gestational Diabetes,  Gingivitis,  Growing Pains,  Hay Fever,  Heart Attack,  Hemodialysis,  Hepatitis-C,   Hip Fractures,  Hypertension,  Influenza,  Irritable Bowel Syndrome,  Ischemic Stroke,  Knee Osteoarthritis,  Leg Ulcers,   Low Birth Weight,  Lupus,  Male Infertility,   Menstrual Pain,  Metabolic Syndrome,  Middle Ear Infection (Infants),  Mite Allergy,  Multiple Sclerosis,  Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease,  Osteoarthritis,  Parkinson's Disease,  Perinatal Depression,  Pneumonia (Ventilator-associated),  Poor Sleep,  PreDiabetes,  Preeclampsia,  Pre-term Birth,  Prostate Cancer,  Quality of Life,   Raynaud's Pain,   Respiratory Tract Infection,  Restless Leg Syndrome,   Rheumatoid Arthritis,   Rickets,  Sarcopenia,  Sepsis,  Short Neonates,  Sickle Cell,  Stronger Senior Muscles,  Survive ICU,  TB,  Tonsillitis,  Trauma Death,  Traumatic Brain Injury,  Tuberculosis,  Ulcerative Colitis,  Urinary Tract Infection,  Vaginosis,  Vertigo,  Warts,  Weight Loss

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Health Problem	Treat Prevent	Reduction by Vit D	RCT = Randomized Controlled Trial    * = link to additional RCT CT = Clinical Trial
Hypertension	T P	149 to 142 mm Hg HT risk reduced 10X	RCT*  *, 2400 IU.  100,000 IU* When Vitamin D > 40 ng
Cardiovascular after attack	T	32 % fewer deaths	CT 1000 IU
Diabetes Type 1	P	85 %	12,000 kids, 2000 IU
Diabetes Type 2	T	62 %	RCT* CRP reduction, 4000 IU Injection is far better - RCT * RCT 50,000 IU/2weeks + probiotics RCT 5,000 IU daily 6 months
Back Pain	T	95 % reduced 50%	5000/10000 IU 60,000 IU weekly
Influenza	P	90 %	RCT *, 2000 IU
Falls	P	50%	RCT, 100,000 IU monthly RCT with Meals on Wheels 2016
Hip Fractures	P	30 %	RCT * 800 IU
Rickets	P	98 %	Turkey, 400 IU NOT RCT, given to all children
Raynaud's Syndrome	T	40 %	RCT, visual scale, 20000 IU Avg
Menstrual pain	P	76 %	RCT, 7000 IU Avg, 70% reduction 2018 PMS reduced by half
Pregnancy risks	P	50 %	RCT, 4000 IU
C-section, unplanned	P	50 %	RCT, 4000 IU, small study
Low birth weight	P	60 %	RCT * 1000 IU of D2
TB	P	60 %	RCT, 800 IU
Breast Cancer	P	60 %	RCT, 1100 IU (2007)
Rheumatoid Arthritis pain	T	40 %	RCT, 500 IU, added to prescription
Cystic Fibrosis	T	75 % 2nd study improved	RCT, pilot 4X fewer deaths 250,000 IU RCT, pilot 8,200 IU
Chronic Kidney	T	90 to 70 PTH	RCT, 3500 IU,
Respiratory Tract Infection	P	63 %	3 RCT, 4000 IU 1 year 2nd 2000/800 IU 20,000 IU weekly
Lupus	T T	zero flares Pain reduced	Loading then 100,000 IU monthly, RCT too RCT 4,000 IU
Sickle Cell	T	Less pain	RCT, up to 100,000 IU/week
Leg ulcer healing	T	4X faster	RCT, 50,0000 IU/week, small study
Traumatic Brain Injury	T	2X	RCT, 20,0000 IU/day with progesterone
Parkinson's Disease	T	Stabilized	RCT, 1200 IU/day
Multiple Sclerosis	P T	68% 95% were CURED	RCT, 7100 IU prevent pre-MS ==> MS 20,000 to 140,000 IU/day
Congestive Heart Failure	T	90 %	RCT, 1000 IU infants (also: Adults, not RCT)
Middle Ear Infection	P	30 %	RCT, 1000 IU infants
Gingivitis	T	88 %	RCT, 2000 IU
Muscle in seniors	T	17 % more muscle	RCT, 4000 IU
Antibiotic use when >70y	T	47 %	RCT, 60,000 IU monthly
Infants taller	Benefit	1 cm tall	RCT, 50,000 IU weekly, for 8 weeks while pregnant
Gestational Diabetes	T	Reduced 3X	RCT, 2 doses of 50,000 IU
After Heart Attack	T	+6% ejection fraction	RCT, 800,000 IU one time
Prostate Cancer	T	Fewer +cores	RCT, 4000 IU (2012)
Asthma	P   T	Reduced symptoms	RCT, 60K IU/month; RCT 50K IU/week Need good D at 4 weeks into preg.
Depression	T	Reduced	RCT 300,000 IU injection RCT 1500 IU helped Prozac RCT 50,000 IU weekly, elderly
Low vitamin D while breastfed	P	All infants > 20 mg	RCT, 5,000 IU
Fibromyalgia	T	Half of many still has Fibro	RCT, 30-48 ng RCT 50K IU/week
Hives, Chronic	T	Reduced 40%	RCT, 4000 IU added
Cholesterol	T	Reduced 4 mg	RCT, 400 IU + Ca
Weight Loss	T	lost 5 more lbs	RCT, 2000 IU +diet +exercise
Gestational Diabetes	P	40%	RCT * , 5,000 IU
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	T	17X improvement	CT, 50,000 IU weekly RCT 100,000 IU monthly
Asthma	T	1/2 Asthma attacks	RCT >42 mg of vitamin D
Quality of Life (QoL)	T	Nursing Home QoL	CT, 4,000 IU in daily bread
Death of Critically Ill Patients	T	20% increase in survivability	RCT 540 K IU loading than 90K monthly
Restless Leg Syndrome	T	Score 26 ==> 10	CT, Vitamin D dose size not stated in abstract
Hepatitis-C	T	Aided normal drugs	RCT 2.000 IU
Crohn's disease	T	improved when > 30 ng 2nd study fewer relapses	RCT 2,000 IU 10,000 IU RCT
Pre-term birth	P	2.5X decrease, also: fewer c-section & better Apgar	RCT 2,000 IU India
Cluster headaches	T	CH eliminated in 60%	10,000 IU, Mg, Omega-3, etc
Autism	T	80% improved	CT 300 IU/kg/day for 3 months
PreDiabetes	T	~20% reduced	RCT 60,000 IU/month
Weight loss: Overweight and Obese	T	12 lbs in 6 months	RCT 100,000 IU/month
Sarcopenia = muscle loss	T	27% increase	RCT 1,000 IU
Growing Pains	T	60% decrease	~100,000 IU/month -NOT RCT 2nd study, similar results
Osteoarthritis pain	T	60% decrease	50,000 IU/weekly - NOT RCT
ALS	T	helped	2,000 IU - NOT RCT, given to all
Vertigo	T	3X reduction if raised > 10ng	600,000 IU load, then maint. NOT RCT, given to all
Warts	T	80% eliminated injection	NOT RCT 60,000 IU/injection
Metabolic Syndrome	P	reduced 44% when VitD increased by 30 ng	NOT RCT, given to all
Hay fever	P	reduced 48%	RCT   1,000 IU for 30 days
Preeclampsia	P	Recurrance cut in half 3 RCT 3.6 X less likely if > 30 ng	50,000 IU every 2 weeks 4,000 IU daily
Blood cell cancer Multiple Myeloma	T	Survival 90% vs 50%	10,000 IU/week NOT RCT, given to all
Irritable Bowel Syndrome	T	Reduced	3,000 IU spray RCT
Urinary Tract Infection	P	50% reduction	RCT 20,000 IU weekly
Mite Allergy	P	5X reduction	RCT 2,000 IU preg, 800 IU child
Perinatal depression (depression near birth)	T	50% reduction	RCT 2,000 IU for just a few weeks
Vaginosis	T	10X reduction	RCT 2,000 IU
Eczema	T	Reduced	2 RCT 1,600 IU
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease	T	Reduced	RCT 20,000 IU weekly
Knee Osteoartiritis	T	Pain Reduced	RCT 60,000 IU monthly after loading dose
Tuberculosis	T	Faster Recovery	RCT single 450,000 IU dose
Stroke - Ischemic	T	Faster Recovery	RCT single 600,000 IU injection RCT single 300,000 IU injection
Sepsis	T	Reduce ICU and Hospital length of stay by 7 days each	RCT 400,000 IU
Trauma deaths	T	50% fewer deaths	Vitamin D & Glutamine NOT RCT, given to all
Hemodialysis patients	T	helped	50,000 IU weekly NOT RCT, given to all
Fatty liver - child	T	2 X reduction	RCT  Vitamin D & DHA
Fatigue	T	Reduced	100,000 IU single dose NOT RCT, given to all
Sleep Disorders	T	Nicely treated	RCT  50.000 IU bi-weekly
Pneumonia (Ventilator-associated)	T	RCT   Death rate cut in half	300,000 IU injection
Infertile males	T	birth rate doubled	RCT   300,000 IU + maint
Waist size	T	Waist size reduced 3 cm	100,000 IU loading + maint for 6 months for those with Metabolic Syndrome NOT RCT, given to all
Attention Deficient Hyperactivity Disorder	T	Reduced Reduced	RCT  3,000 IU for 12 weeks RCT  50,000 IU weekly
Alcoholic liver cirrhosis	T	improved survival	1,000 IU of vitamin D NOT RCT
Diabetic nephropathy	T	Reduced HOMA-IR, FRS	RCT 50,000 IU weekly
Ulcerative Colitis	T	Reduced 60%	RCT 50,000 IU nano daily for a week
Obese weight loss	T	Lost 3X more pounds	$10 of Vitamin D added to   calorie restriction & walking
Endometriosis	T	Nicely treated	RCT  50.000 IU bi-weekly
Diabetic Wounds	T	4X more likely to heal	RCT  6,400 daily
Alzheimer's	T	Often reverse	Each person gets a different amount of Vit D, Omega-3, B12, Iron, etc
Autoimmune	P	Decrease 30%	RCT  Vit D + Omega-3
Smoking	T	reduce problems	RCT  50,000 bi-weekly
Tonsillitis	T	Virtually eliminated	RCT  50,000 weekly

Overview Pregnancy and vitamin D has the following summary

IU	Cumulative Benefit	Blood level	Cofactors	Calcium	$*/month
200	Better bones for mom with 600 mg of Calcium	6 ng/ml increase	Not needed	No effect	$0.10
400	Less Rickets (but not zero with 400 IU) 3X less adolescent Schizophrenia Fewer child seizures	20-30 ng/ml	Not needed	No effect	$0.20
2000	2X More likely to get pregnant naturally/IVF 2X Fewer dental problems with pregnancy 8X less diabetes 4X fewer C-sections (>37 ng) 4X less preeclampsia (40 ng vs 10 ng) 5X less child asthma 2X fewer language problems age 5	42 ng/ml	Desirable	< 750 mg	$1
4000	2X fewer pregnancy complications 2X fewer pre-term births	49 ng/ml	Should have cofactors	< 750 mg	$3
6000	Probable: larger benefits for above items Just enough D for breastfed infant More maternal and infant weight		Should have cofactors	< 750 mg	$4

See also web

• [http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/real-life-stories/victorian-killer-diseases-like-rickets-1432819|Diseases that wouldn't die: Why are so many Victorian killer illnesses making a comeback?] Mirror UK Nov 2012
  Rickets, TB, Gout (2X in a decade), Whooping Cough (worst since 1959), Syphilis (10X in a decade), Measles (2X increase in a year)

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