Pop quiz: What is the percentage decrease in deaths by a Vitamin D increase of 10 nmol

Note: UK definition of deficiency is: <25 nmol/L   (<10 ng/mL)

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Description of Lancet study is at Does Vitamin D Benefit Only Those Who Are Deficient?

• Estimating dose-response relationships for vitamin D with coronary heart disease, stroke, and all-cause mortality:
  observational and Mendelian randomisation analyses - Lancet, Oct 2021 -PDF

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VitaminDWiki - Mortality has

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• More vitamin D means fewer deaths – many studies
• Much more likely to live longer if higher vitamin D – 27,000 seniors Feb 2017
• 2,000 IU of Vitamin D daily to German Seniors would save 30,000 lives a year – March 2021
• Dr. Grant on vitamin D and mortality in VitaminDWiki
• Top 10 causes of death - low vitamin D is associated with every cause - Nov 2018
• Taking vitamin D extends life - 56 trials with 100,000 people - Dr. Greger video July 2016
• Much more likely to live longer if higher vitamin D – 27,000 seniors Feb 2017
• Low Vitamin D is associated with dying sooner (70 studies) – meta-analysis Jan 2019
• 4.8 X more likely to die within 28 days of ICU if low Vitamin D - Jan 2024
• Chance of dying in hospital cut in half by just 10 ng higher level of Vitamin D – April 2016
• Senior women having low vitamin D were 2X more likely to die - Sept 2023
• Risk of death after bone fracture was 6.6 X higher if less than 10 ng of vitamin D – June 2017

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• Dr. Grant on vitamin D and mortality in VitaminDWiki
• Top 10 causes of death - low vitamin D is associated with every cause - Nov 2018
• Taking vitamin D extends life - 56 trials with 100,000 people - Dr. Greger video July 2016
• Much more likely to live longer if higher vitamin D – 27,000 seniors Feb 2017
• 2,000 IU of Vitamin D daily to German Seniors would save 30,000 lives a year – March 2021
• Low Vitamin D is associated with dying sooner (70 studies) – meta-analysis Jan 2019
• 4.8 X more likely to die within 28 days of ICU if low Vitamin D - Jan 2024
• Chance of dying in hospital cut in half by just 10 ng higher level of Vitamin D – April 2016
• Senior women having low vitamin D were 2X more likely to die - Sept 2023
• Risk of death after bone fracture was 6.6 X higher if less than 10 ng of vitamin D – June 2017

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VitaminDWiki - Mortality and Virus studies

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VitaminDWiki - Optimum category starts with

The RDA (600 IU is barely enough for bones of infants.
   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