Summary of a study in Scotland Feb 2012
- 282 people had vitamin D test results less than 10 nanograms
- Only 61% were getting any vitamin D replacement therapy after 3-15 months
- Mean dose was an inadequate 800 IU of vitamin D
- Maximum dose with 2000 IU
- Only 1.4 % got a loading dose of vitamin D
See also Vitamin D Life
- Problems with low UV and vitamin D in Scotland Jan 2012 Oliver Gillie excellent
- Vitamin D - Experts' Forum – presentations April 2011 including one by Oliver Gillie : PDF and Video
- Three free vitamin D books - focus on Scotland 2004-2008 All by Oliver Gillie
- UK summers are not long enough to re-stock vitamin D – Aug 2010
- Vitamin D in the UK = Vitamin D Association
- Vitamin D UK 45 year olds by Hyppönen
- Scotland and Vitamin D Multiple Sclerosis
- UK survey of vitamin D knowledge of midwives - 2011
- No – 10 minutes per day of sun-UVB is NOT enough
- Many reasons why vitamin D deficiency has become epidemic in past 30-40 years
- Vitamin D Recommendations around the world: IU and nanograms
- OBGYN College in UK still recommends only 400 IU during pregnancy – Jan 2012
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary is dependent upon his not understanding it” Upton Sinclar - World Wide Vitamin D levels - Aug 2011 note how low the UK is on the following graph
Map of solar radiation in UK - including clouds
from the following global map