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How Much Vitamin D Should I Take
Vitamin D + You: Not a Vitamin, and Not One Size Fits All
For years, vitamin D was the Rodney Dangerfield of the nutrition world: It got no respect.
Vitamin D was viewed as a nutrient necessary in children to prevent rickets, a small quantity necessary to prevent osteopenia (bone-thinning) in adults. Mothers forced foul-tasting cod liver oil on their children. End of story.
But today anyone engaged in Web-based health conversations or reading the newspapers can't help but stumble across many of the unexpected and wonderful new observations surrou...
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Expert & Community Posts
Vitamin D Heart Health FAQ
By Dr. William Davis , Health ExpertThe excitement over the health benefits of vitamin D have, not unexpectedly, generated lots and... Read more »
Vitamin D for Musculoskeletal Pain
By Karen Lee Richards , Health Expert...musculoskeletal pain (like fibromyalgia) are deficient in vitamin D. It further showed that... Read more »
How Much Vitamin D?
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertVitamin D keeps getting more and more respect. While planning to write here about it for those of... Read more »
The Vitamin D Window
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...because she had the highest physiologic level of vitamin D in her system of anyone he ever saw.... Read more »
Vitamin D for the Heart
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...Those of us who have diabetes and don't get enough vitamin D can't process cholesterol normally.... Read more »
Health Guide
Preventing Falls and Fractures: Bone Health
...age, you can take steps to keep your bones strong. Be sure to consume adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D. People over age 50 should consume 1,200 mg of calcium daily by eating calcium-rich... Read more »25-hydroxy vitamin D
...Alternative Names 25-OH vitamin D Read more »Normal Test Results for 25-hydroxy Vitamin D
25-OH vitamin D Normal Values The normal range is 16.0 to 74.0 ng/mL. Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Note:... Read more »Vitamin D
Food Sources Vitamin D is found in the following foods: Dairy products Cheese Butter Cream Fortified milk (all milk in the U.S. is fortified with vitamin D) Fish Oysters ... Read more »Hypervitaminosis D
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Vitamin D - Learn about the benefits of adequate Vitamin D intake on bone health... Read more »
Medications
...Be sure to include adequate amounts of calcium and vitamin D in your diet. Consult your doctor... Read more »
...well-balanced meals containing adequate calcium and vitamin D, stopping smoking, and limiting... Read more »
...well-balanced meals that contain adequate calcium and vitamin D. Since you may also need to take... Read more »
...well-balanced meals that contain adequate calcium and vitamin D. Since you may also need to take... Read more »
...well-balanced meals that contain adequate calcium and vitamin D. Since you may also need to take... Read more »
Related News
Vitamin D Recommendations Doubled
November 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Vitamin D grows healthy bones and keeps them strong -- and new guidelines suggest your child may need double the amount he or... Read summary »
Heart Healthy Vitamin D
January 20, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A lack of vitamin D can cause bone and muscle weakness, but now researchers say it may also affect your heart health. A growing... Read summary »
Kids Low on Vitamin D
August 10, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Seven out of 10 U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, according to a study of over 6,000 children by researchers at... Read summary »
Low Vitamin D Linked to PAD
April 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Not getting enough vitamin D may increase your risk of peripheral arterial disease (PAD) -- a condition where the arteries in... Read summary »
Live Longer with Vitamin D
March 20, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Adding a vitamin D supplement to your daily diet might not be a bad idea. European researchers who reviewed 18 studies... Read summary »
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