Type 1 diabetes starting to decrease in Finland, they started Vitamin D fortification in 2003 – July 2013

Incidence of Type 1 Diabetes in Finland JAMA letter to editor

Incidence per 100,000 children < 15 years

2006: 64.9
2011: 64.3

Bigger decrease for children < 4 year

• all of their life, as well as gestation, has been with vitamin D fortification

Study reported by Vitamin D council behind a $5 paywall?

See also VitaminDWiki

• Improved health due to vitamin D fortification in Finland
  Finland added vitamin D fortification to milk (20 IU per 100 grams) and margarine in 2003
• Danish study of childhood diseases vs vitamin D fortification – May 2013
• 39 items in both categories Diabetes and Child
• All items in Fortification and Vitamin D 131 items
• Type I Diabetes stopped increasing in Finland after Vitamin D levels were raised – July 2014

Note: T1 Diabetes in Finland is still 5X higher than it was back when they gave an adequate amount of vitamin D to everyone.