Hypothesis by VitaminDWiki – Vitamin D levels are no longer limited by evolution

The health problems of getting excessive vitamin D from the sun/UVB are well known

1. Increased skin cancer
2. Excess calcium Death by Calcium, book by Thomas Levy – Dec 2013
3. Wrinkles and UVB and Overview UV and vitamin D

The benefits of getting more vitamin D are also well known Proof that Vitamin D Works

Evolution found a balance between the benefits and risks in a very sunny climate: 50 ng

Is 50 ng of vitamin D too high, just right, or not enough
Optimum category starts with
The RDA is barely enough for the bones to survive.
   Need an optimal level for the body to thrive

99 items in Optimum Vitamin D category

Example pages

• Is 50 ng of vitamin D too high, just right, or not enough
• Revisiting Vitamin D Guidelines – Holick Oct 2024 has
  
• Saudi study defines normal Vitamin D level to be 50 to 70 ng (diabetes, etc.) - June 2020
• Need 40 to 60 ng of Vitamin D – 48 scientists call for action – 2015
• Vitamin D RDA of 600 IU is not enough - global RCT meta-analysis March 2019
• Vitamin D sufficiency 10 to 30 ng, optimal 40 to 80 ng (no consensus)– May 2018
• 4 X fewer visits to Dr. after getting high level of vitamin D (Interview with transcript) - Jan 3, 2022
• Vitamin D sufficiency 10 to 30 ng, optimal 40 to 80 ng (no consensus)– May 2018
• Sports benefits from up to 50 ng of Vitamin – meta-analysis - Nov 2012
• Vitamin D of 32 to 60 ng is needed before, during, and after pregnancy – Dec 2012
• Hypothesis by VitaminDWiki – Vitamin D levels are no longer limited by evolution
• VitaminDWiki pages with HIGH-DOSE in title 878 as of Nov 2024

Chart of Vitamin D levels vs race - April 2013 has the following

With supplementation, we have an opportunity to increase vitamin D levels beyond evolutionary limits
   – provided we balance the cofactors and avoid excess sun/UVB

Low cost cofactors for vitamin D
Increased Vitamin K2 reduces the problems of excess Calcium – Nov 2013
Decrease Calcium and Increase Magnesium when increasing vitamin D has the a notional chart

How much is "optimal"? We do not know, but there are some interesting clues

• 80 ng achieved by 2,000 patients of one doctor. Their visits by patients dropped 4X: from 4/year to 1/ year
• 105 ng – Resulted in a huge decrease in Psorasis
• 150 ng – resulted in CURING Multiple Sclerosis
• Items in category Optimum Vitamin D 99 items

GrassrootsHealth chart shows that a wide variety of health problems decrease with increasing Vitamin2 D levels

An increasing number of PubMed articles about "Optimum Vitamin D"

Personal note: My vitamin D level is typically above 200 ng