There was a lot of vitamin D news again this month.
>430 papers in PubMed alone
About 2% of the items found are posted on Vitamin D Life, and just a fraction of those make it to Top Vitamin D news - which is now continuously updated
Five great ways to search for Vitamin D information now
- Google site search (simple) is in the upper right
- Search Options in the middle has 4 more methods - including search with images
Left column shows recent articles in the same category
(more features in the column soon)- example pages which you might find interesting
- Sunny side of the hill is the healthiest – 400BC
- Vitamin D deficiency and disease described with 3 simple graphs
- Yes, need more than 400 IU of vitamin D to strengthen bones
(This is the title the media should have used this month)
Strong proof that TAKING vitamin D reduces diseases currently proof for:
Hypertension, Cardiovascular, Diabetes T1 & T2, Back Pain, Influenza, Falls, Pregnancy risks,
Rickets, Multiple Sclerosis, Raynaud's pain, Menstrual Pain, and C section
Expect many more diseases to be added in 2012 -as there currently are 700+ Vitamin D intervention trials.
Great vitamin D articles in Dermato-Endocrinology Journal
examples of some those articles already in Vitamin D Life:
- Why randomized controlled trials of calcium and vitamin D sometimes fail
- Does vitamin D deficiency contribute to erectile dysfunction?
- Evidence-based D-bate on health benefits of vitamin D revisited Dr. Holick
- Vitamin D-insufficiency: An estimate of the situation in Germany
Importance of vitamin D cofactors
Amazed that the vast majority of vitamin D studies do not consider cofactors (other than Calcium) at all.
The latest source of information on Vitamin K2 is the book Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox – 2012
Recording of Vitamin D Workshop in June was not permitted.
However, the Vitamin D Life has lots of Vitamin D News from the Endocrinology Conference which immediately followed the workshop.
Vitamin D Life is becoming "popular": Unfortunately SPAMMERS have 'discovered' the Vitamin D Life
So you currently have to request permission to edit or create web pages
Reminder: anyone who registers (free) can choose to be immediately informed when there are:
- new blogs,
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- new top news
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CLICK HERE for May 2012 summary
Titles in Top News as of July 2, 2012
Female Athlete health problems may be due to lack of vitamin D – July 2012
2X less vitamin D from the sun for seniors - Dec 2011
Hypothesis: Sun provides more than vitamin D – June 2012
Acute lower respiratory infection 5X more frequent with low vitamin D intake – June 2012
400 IU of vitamin D is like 24 seconds of sun in a swimsuit in Los Angeles
Sunny side of the hill is the healthiest – 400BC
Obese need 2X as much vitamin D to get the same response – June 2012
Only half of those getting 7000 IU vitamin D daily got to 30 ng level – June 2012
Intestines need more vitamin D as you age – June 2012
Not enough women willing to stop taking vitamin D to permit breast cancer clinical trial – June 2012
Vitamin D deficiency and disease described with 3 simple graphs
Vitamin D and asthma – Review June 2012
Many great vitamin D articles - Dermato-Endocrinology Early 2012
Evidence for vitamin D – Holick June 2012
Yes, need more than 400 IU of vitamin D to strengthen bones
360X more bacterial than human genes in the body – June 2012
3X variation in response to dose of vitamin D – meta-analysis June 2012
Whites were 2X more likely to be vitamin D deficient if wear long sleeves – Jan 2012
Vitamin D infographic by Natural News - June 2012
Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox – 2012 book
Propensity Scores perhaps better than Random Controlled Trials
If you cannot get readily get medical treatment consider Alternative Med such as vitamin D
6X less risk of death from Breast Cancer when vitamin D levels higher than 30 ng – May 2012
Vitamin D2 DECREASED blood levels of Vitamin D3 by 12 ng – RCT July 2012
Vitamin D after breast cancer diagnosis
Senior pets rejuvenated with vitamin D
Is Vitamin D Supplementation Responsible for the Allergy Pandemic – May 2012
Sunlight for babies – US Govt 1933
Increased salt consumption decreased vitamin D
Need at least 80 ng of vitamin D if have chronic kidney disease – May 2012
People in Louisiana may be avoiding the hot sun like those in Middle East – May 2012
Ways you can increase vitamin D levels, even if you have cancer – May 2012
25 Excellent Reasons to Take Vitamin D
VA showed increased vitamin D testing associated with lower health costs - Lancet May 2012
100 percent of Acute Respiratory Failure patients had low vitamin D - April 2012
5 days longer in ICU if low on vitamin D - April 2012
800 IU resulted in 20 ng of vitamin D and 3200 IU in 45 ng for HEALTHY women – March 2012
Percent of population with less than 20 ng of vitamin D
Encourage your senior parents to take more vitamin D, you will get more inheritance
Vitamin D - roles in women's reproductive health - Nov 2011
WHO Clinical Trials with Vitamin D intervention – June 2012