Save 2 billion dollars annually in fractures if take Vitamin D and Calcium – Frost and Sullivan Sept 2013

Smart Prevention – Health Care Cost Savings Resulting from the Targeted Use of Dietary Supplements

Study calculated cost savings of many supplements
The cost- savings of 800 IU Vitamin D + 1 gram of Calcium was $2 Billion/year average

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US Women over age 55 who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis = 8.2 million
Number of fractures per year = 1.3 million

Frost and Sullivan also estimated fracture costs savings from Magnesium to be $0.8 billion per year
Assumed 100 mg/day of Magnesium

Frost and Sullivan did not consider synergist benefits of Magnesium used in conjunction with Vitamin D and Calcium

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Far more saved if:

1. Use more than 800 IU – data shows 2,000 IU results in far fewer fractures
2. Use added Magnesium to build bones
3. Use added protein needed to build bones
4. Include women at high-risk for osteoporosis, but have not yet been diagnosed (so bones can be maintained)
   Darker skin, (getting little vitamin D from the sun)
   Have diseases which are associated with low vitamin D
   Have diseases associated with Osteoporosis
   COPD, IBD, Breast Cancer, diabetes, celiac disease, multiple sclerosis, PD
   Are taking drugs which are known to consume Vitamin D levels
   Shut-ins or avoiding the sun (getting little vitamin D from the sun)
   Obese – need 2-3X more vitamin D to get same benefit
   Osteoporosis runs in the family

Who will benefit from fewer fractures? lets follow the money

Known: If senior women take more vitamin D they will be fewer fractures
Known: Fewer fractures will result in loss of income by osteoporosis doctors and Big Pharma
Known: Organizations, companies, groups will oppose anything which decreases their size/income
Prediction: Government officials will be lobbied to not change vitamin D recommendations
Known: Health Maintenance Organizations actually benefit from reduced cost of health care
Prediction: Fracture reduction by increased vitamin D will be encouraged byHMOs long before it is encouraged by governments

See also VitaminDWiki

• Overview Fractures and Falls and Vitamin D which has the following observation
  It appears that at least 2,000 IU of vitamin D and 500 mg of Calcium are needed to substantially reduce falling
• Reduce chance of falling with 800 IU of vitamin D - European Food Safety Authority - Nov 2014 - Euopre agrees - big cost savings
• More aged are falling - even age-adjusted - Nov 2014 - perhaps because far more people are now vitamin D deficient
• UK would save as least 636 million dollars annually by giving 800 IU vitamin D free to all seniors – June 2014
  All UK seniors, men as well as women, without any diagnosis of osteoporosis
• Bone fractures reduced by a minimum of 800 IU vitamin D and Calcium – meta-meta-analysis March 2014
• Yet again, 800 IU of vitamin D was found to be barely enough to help bones – Lancet Oct 2013
• 20X increase in vitamin D sold and 36 percent decrease in osteoporosis business in Australia – Nov 2013
     It looks like some people (Australians) are able to take charge of their own health
• All items in category Falls or Fractures and Vitamin D 258 items

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See also web

• Treating Osteoporosis UC San Diego
  Describes WHO’s Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX) Tool., which considers
  Bone Mineral density, Age, Sex, Weight, Height, Fracture history, Parental history of hip fracture,
  Smoking status, Alcohol consumption, Prescription drug use, Other disease diagnoses
  But NOT Vitamin D level