New Recommendations on Vitamin D
At the University of Toronto School of Medicine's "Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitamin D Deficiency" conference on November 3, 2009, thirty of the world's leading researchers on vitamin D recommended 2,000 IU of vitamin D daily (the current recommendation is 600 IU). Vitamin D3 blood levels should be100-150 nmol/L (40-60 ng/ml); the existing recommendation is 30-50 nmol/L.
Vitamin D pioneer Dr. Cedric Garland presented data showing that raising vitamin D levels to 200 nmol/L decreased breast cancer risk more than 77 percent. He said: "Breast cancer is a disease so directly related to vitamin D deficiency that a woman's risk of contracting the disease can be virtually eradicated by elevating her vitamin D status to near that level." Recent work has shown that all cells in the body have "vitamin D receptors" to control normal cell growth. Garland presented new evidence that low vitamin D status compromises the integrity of calcium-based cellular bonding within tissues, which allows rogue cancer cells to spread more readily.
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with at least 24 cancers, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, heart disease, falls and fractures, psoriasis and many other health problems.
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Mr. Sirajul Islam
Thank you for your article. I think, when there’s lots of sunshine, people make vitamin D naturally. But in cold countries, most people may have low levels of vitamin D, especially in winter. Well, my question is: How VitD gel cap supplement should be taken, swallowing with water, or chewing, and again, with or without food?
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