SAN DIEGO, CA (March 18, 2015) – Researchers at UC San Diego and Creighton University have challenged the intake of vitamin D recommended by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Institute of Medicine (IOM),...
Reported by GrassrootsHealth January 21, 2015 Institute of Medicine Updated RDA for Vitamin D 600 IU/day vitamin D should get 97.5% of the population to 20 ng/ml The IOM got it wrong! By Carole...
ENCINITAS, Calif. – A multi-year study of people taking Vitamin D supplements with 25-hydroxyvitamin D serum levels in the range of 20 to 100 ng/ml did not show an increased risk of kidney...
Diabetes Prevention with Vitamin D? In YOUR Data, YOUR Answers this week we have some amazing preliminary findings from your data. Compared to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)*: Average Serum Level...
Discovery further clarifies nutrient’s role in insulin resistance and hypertension Creighton University, June 6, 2013 — It’s widely known that vitamin D works in conjunction with calcium to build strong bones, but new evidence...
Dr. Heaney brings over 50 years of experience in vitamin D and calcium research, clinical nutrition trials, and service on editorial boards of several major scientific publications. SAN DIEGO, CA, July 17, 2012 –...
Use of vitamin D supplements during pregnancy has long been a matter of concern but now researchers writing in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research report that even a high supplementation amount in...
The statement by the IOM that skeletal health can be maintained at serum 25(OH)D levels of 20 ng/ml is incorrect. 30 ng/ml should be looked at as the lower end of the acceptable range...
Most Americans and Canadians up to age 70 need no more than 600 international units (IUs) of vitamin D per day to maintain health, and those 71 and older may need as much as...
From the D*action Panel of Vitamin D Scientists/Researchers “It is important to stress that there is no disagreement in the scientific community about the importance of vitamin D for total body health. Where there...