Doctors Say Top Athletes Take Vitamin D And So Should You - CBS News Feb 2016

CBS News Feb 5, 2016

• "The NFL is now planning to do a larger study covering 320 players to determine how vitamin D impacts performance and injuries. "

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• The Importance of Vitamin D for Athletes - 2015
• NCAA athletes – one third had low levels of vitamin D, 19X more likely if black race – March 2015
• Professional soccer players with more vitamin D had better body parameters – 2014
• Many athletes now advised to take daily vitamin D supplements – Aug 2014
• Elite Athletes Try a New Training Tactic: More Vitamin D - WSJ Jan 2016

Overview Sports and vitamin D has the following summary
Athletes are helped by vitamin D by:

1. Faster reaction time
2. Far fewer colds/flus during the winter
3. Less sore/tired after a workout
4. Fewer micro-cracks and broken bones
5. Bones which do break heal much more quickly
6. Increased VO2 and exercise endurance Feb 2011
7. Indoor athletes especially need vitamin D
8. Professional indoor athletes are starting to take vitamin D and/or use UV beds
9. Olympic athletes have used UV/vitamin D since the 1930's
10. The biggest gain from the use of vitamin D is by those who exercise less than 2 hours per day.
11. Reduced muscle fatigue with 10,000 IU vitamin D daily
12. Muscle strength improved when vitamin D added: 3 Meta-analysis
13. Reduced Concussions
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