Synthetic ‘Vitamin D’ Useless in Heart Health. So It’s Spun As ‘Vitamin D Has No Benefit.’

 

'Rather humorously, a pharmaceutical company failed in its attempt to prove its synthetic Vitamin D benefits people with heart disease—and failed so badly that they can’t spin it as a success. However, their junk science is being used to claim that Vitamin D is not beneficial in heart health—and that is nothing short of a lie.'

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Vitamin D Deficiency and MS

"Large-scale studies of vitamin D supplements for preventing multiple sclerosis are now strongly warranted. The evidence is strong enough," says Professor Ebers. "It would be important particularly in countries like Scotland and the rest of the UK where sunshine levels are low for large parts of the year. Scotland has the greatest incidence of multiple sclerosis of any country in the world."

Dr. Doug Brown, Head of Biomedical Research at the MS Society, said: "This is an important development and shines more light on the potential role of vitamin D deficiency on increasing the risk of developing MS. This research is gathering momentum and will be the subject of discussion at an International Expert meeting in the USA this month; the outcomes of which will shape future research that will give us the answers we so desperately need about the potential risks and benefit of vitamin D supplementation."


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New Study: Vitamin D Cuts Flu By Half: Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Randomized Trial

 

'Vitamin D is a highly effective way to avoid influenza. A study documents that children taking low doses of Vitamin D₃ are 42% less likely to contract influenza.
Nicknamed the sunshine supplement because we can synthesize it from sun exposure on our skin, Vitamin D₃ has been anecdotally linked to flu prevention on many occasions. This study provides strong evidence of the validity of the observations.'

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Scientists find vitamin D crucial in human immune response to tuberculosis

ED. Note: This is a mainstream medical report that focuses only on TB. I wonder when they'll realize it boosts immunity for flus and more - oh, that would spoil the flu vaccine push.


'Vitamin D -- a natural hormone, rather than a vitamin-- is known to be instrumental in bone development, but also may protect against cancer and autoimmune diseases, as well as fight infections.'

Published online Oct. 12 in the peer-reviewed journal, Science Translational Medicine, researchers examined the mechanisms that govern the immune system's ability to kill or inhibit the growth of pathogens such as M. tuberculosis, the bacteria causing tuberculosis.'

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Fear Mongering About Sun Causes Up to 40% of UK Children to Suffer from Rickets

 

 'We now have a generation of children who suffer from chronic health conditions that were almost unknown in childhood a generation ago: cancer, autism, asthma, allergies, diabetes, obesity, and now rickets.'

'As a direct result of misinformation pushed by modern medicine, an epidemic of deforming rickets is now epidemic in the UK. The scourge that was should be gone has returned, and with a vengeance. As many as 40 percent of all children in the UK may be suffering from the disease.'


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'Epidemic' of vitamin D deficiency

CBC News

McGill research has discovered that low levels of vitamin D is linked to muscle fat and decreased strength in young people.

A deficiency of vitamin D in study subjects has surprised doctors at the McGill University Health Centre.

A study, released Thursday, found that 59 per cent of study subjects had too little vitamin D in their blood and nearly a quarter of the group had serious deficiencies.

"Vitamin D insufficiency is a risk factor for other diseases," said Dr. Richard Kremer, the principal investigator of the study at the research institute.

"Because it is linked to increased body fat, it may affect many different parts of the body. Abnormal levels of vitamin D are associated with a whole spectrum of diseases, including cancer, osteoporosis, and diabetes, as well as cardiovascular and autoimmune disorders," he said.

How much vitamin D do I need?

The Canadian Cancer Society recommends Canadians take in 1,000 IU of vitamin D every day. During the spring and summer, that can be accomplished through normal daily exposure to the sun. In the fall and winter months, a vitamin D supplement may be necessary.

Deficiencies in the so-called "sunshine" vitamin have been linked to increased visceral fat, decreased muscle strength and overall health problems.

The new study, which is to be published in the March 2010 Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, is the first to show a clear link between vitamin D levels and accumulation of fat in muscle tissue.

"The lower the levels of vitamin D, the more fat in subjects," said Kremer.

Though the study shows a clear link, there is still no clear evidence that vitamin D supplementation could result in less fat in muscles or increased muscle strength.

"We need more research before we can recommend interventions," said Kremer.

Health Canada recommends adults 19 to 50-years-old need 200 international units (IU) of vitamin D per day. That includes pregnant and lactating women. Everyone over the age of 50 is advised to take a daily supplement of 400 IU of vitamin D.

The Canadian Cancer Society recommends taking 1000 IU of vitamin D a day in the fall and winter months.

CBC News

Vitamin D sits on a shelf in a Dartmouth, N.S. drug store. A McGill University Health Centre report has revealed that over half of their study subjects were vitamin D deficient. (Andrew Vaughan/Canadian Press)

Dr. Mercola on Vitamin D

Vitamin D Dose Recommendations
Age	Dosage
Below 5	35 units per pound per day
Age 5 - 10	2500 units
Age 18 - 30	5000 units
Pregnant Women	5000 units
WARNING: There is no way to know if the above recommendations are correct. The ONLY way to know is to test your blood. You might need 4-5 times the amount recommended above. Ideally your blood level of 25 OH D should be 60ng/ml.

Chart from Dr. Mercola.com

Link to Dr. Mercola's Vitamin D Resource Archives HERE

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Official Recommended Intake for Vitamin D is Too Low

2,000 IU/Day or More Needed for Optimal Health

'Vitamin D has been a natural part of man's experience forever, and 90% of vitamin D is derived from solar ultraviolet-B (UVB) irradiance. The health effects of vitamin D can be and have been determined from a variety of studies including ecological, observational (case-control and cohort), and cross-sectional studies.

Vitamin D helps both to prevent and to treat chronic diseases including many types of cancer, cardiovascular disease (coronary heart disease, stroke, etc.), congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus (types 1 and 2), osteoporosis, falls, and fractures. It is also effective against infectious diseases including both bacteria and viral infections: bacterial vaginosis, pneumonia, dental caries, periodontal disease, tuberculosis, sepsis/septicemia, Epstein-Barr virus, and influenza type A such as A/H1N1 influenza. The autoimmune diseases include asthma, type 1 diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, and perhaps rheumatoid arthritis.'

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Low Vitamin D Levels Linked To Proliferation of H1N1

'According to a recent study, as many as 77 percent of all Americans may be deficient in the vitamin essential for bone health and which may prevent H1N1 (Swine Flu) and seasonal flu, wheezing, winter-related eczema, upper respiratory infections and may help prevent cancer, autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes, certain infectious diseases, myocardial infarctions – heart attacks – and many other serious diseases.'

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