VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY FORUM

Vitamin D and Calcium Absorption  Not rated yet
Vitamin D can increase calcium absorption by as much as 80 percent. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism reports one study that found a ...

Vitamin D and MS  Not rated yet
SHOULD WE KEEP WAITING FOR MORE RESEARCH OR SHOULD WE SIMPLY INCREASE OUR VITAMIN D INTAKE TO OPTIMIZE RECOMMENDED BLOOD LEVELS?

Research reported in ...

Vitamin D Deficient in Arizona?  Not rated yet
Several of my Arizona friends report that they are chronically vitamin D deficient. I wonder if they are getting less sun than they think due to enthusiastic ...

Vitamin D Blood Test. Pay the $50...but just once.  Not rated yet
Ontario Health Care (OHIP) will no longer pay for vitamin D blood tests except under extraordinary circumstances. Osteoporosis and osteopenia apparently ...

Tolerable Upper Limit of Vitamin D is 4,000 IU...even for Children  Not rated yet
In 2010, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) raised the safe upper limit of vitamin D from 2000 IU to 4000 IU per day for individuals older than 9 years. Many ...

New Guidelines for Vitamin D are Misleading  Not rated yet
Recommending one dosage of vitamin D for everyone is an anachronism. We need the same system we use with hypothyroid. Test your vitamin D level and then ...

Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations on Vitamin D. What are they thinking!  Not rated yet
On November 30, 2010 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) updated its Vitamin D recommendations to 600 IU/day for people below age 71 and 800 IU for those ...

When Should You Test for Vitamin D?  Not rated yet
A vitamin D blood test will show very different results depending on what time of year it is taken. Tests in September will generally indicate the maximum ...

Sunshine and Vitamin D in the Winter  Not rated yet
A friend challenged me recently that he is getting vitamin D in the winter because he gets a sunburn when he skis. So I did some research on vitamin D ...

Recommended Intake of Vitamin D   Not rated yet
I understand that the RDA for vitamin D was to be updated by June, 2010...and that Canada and the USA were working on new guidelines. What is happening ...

Great Sale on Vitamin D!  Not rated yet
Puritans Pride always offers great prices but it currently has a 3 for 1 sale until the end of September. What a great time to stock up on vitamin D for ...

Buying Vitamin D On-Line is Best for Canadians  Not rated yet
The Puritan's Pride 5,000 IU gel tabs are fabulous for Canadian winters and I have had no trouble importing a year's supply. I am hoping to keep my blood ...

Vitamin D Deficient with 2,000 IU daily  Not rated yet
I was shocked when my latest blood test showed that I was vitamin D deficient despite taking 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily...in addition to drinking fortified ...