what about tanning beds?
Please forgive me if this has already been covered...I'm very new here. What about tanning beds? Do they also produce vit D in the body?
I get a mixture...2-3 outdoor sessions in the sun/week and 2-3 tanning visits at the salon. |
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I think that I may have mentioned this here before, but my son had a friend who was diagnosed with MS at the age of 17. As they were growing up, while all the other kids were playing outside, he was always the one who was inside playing computer games. If he did venture out, his mother insisted on him being covered in total sun block. |
Low vitamin D levels may impair thinking
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090529...pair_thinking_1
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SOURCE: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry, May 21, 2009 online issue. |
Low vitamin D tied to infection during pregnancy
Low vitamin D tied to infection during pregnancy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women who are deficient in vitamin D may be at increased risk for developing bacterial vaginosis, a vaginal infection that may have harmful effects on the pregnancy, according to a report in The Journal of Nutrition. Bacterial vaginosis is caused by an imbalance of the bacteria normally found in a woman's vagina, which is upset by an overgrowth of bacteria not usually present. It is the most common vaginal infection in women of child-bearing age. Symptoms include discharge, odor, pain, itching and burning. When present during pregnancy, bacterial vaginosis is known to increase the chances of preterm delivery. Dr. Lisa M. Bodnar from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pennsylvania, and colleagues examined the association between vitamin D status and bacterial vaginosis in the first trimester of pregnancy in 469 women. The team found that 41 percent of the women had bacterial vaginosis, and 52 percent had low levels of vitamin D. Further analysis showed that vitamin D levels were lower in women with bacterial vaginosis than in those without the infection. The researchers found that low vitamin D levels were linked to bacterial vaginosis in black women, but not in white women. However, this may simply be because relatively few white women were included in the study. "Our findings suggest that vitamin D deficiency is associated with bacterial vaginosis at less than 16 weeks of pregnancy," the authors conclude. If the findings are confirmed in other studies, they add, vitamin D deficiency may partially account for the racial differences seen in rates of bacterial vaginosis and in other pregnancy complications. SOURCE: Journal of Nutrition, April 8, 2009. |
Vitamin D may help prevent knee osteoarthritis
Vitamin D may help prevent knee osteoarthritis
By Joene Hendry Joene Hendry – Fri May 29, 12:53 pm ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Low levels of vitamin D are associated with the loss of cartilage in the knee joint of older individuals, researchers in Australia report. "Cartilage loss is the hallmark of osteoarthritis," Dr. Changhai Ding told Reuters Health. By the time patients reach the point of needing knee replacement, 60 percent of cartilage has been lost, he said. However, "achieving vitamin D sufficiency in osteoarthritis patients could significantly delay total knee replacement," said Ding, at the Menzies Research Institute in Tasmania. In a study, Ding and colleagues found "osteoarthritis patients with vitamin D sufficiency have approximately 1.5 percent less loss of knee cartilage per year than patients with vitamin D deficiency," said Ding. The investigators measured levels of vitamin D in blood samples and knee cartilage volume on X-rays from 880 men and women who were 51 to 79 years old. The team then took similar measurements again almost 3 years later among 353 of the study participants, the researchers report in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism. Overall, 58 percent of these subjects showed changes in knee cartilage indicating worsening osteoarthritis between the first and second measurements, and half reported knee pain. Both at the beginning of the study enrollment and at follow up, men and women with vitamin D deficiency had lower knee cartilage volume and were more likely to experience knee pain. Ding's team concludes that vitamin D plays an important role in cartilage changes, and that vitamin D deficiency may predict knee cartilage loss over time. The researchers call for further research to see if vitamin D supplementation can delay the progression of knee osteoarthritis and the need for total knee replacement in osteoarthritis patients. SOURCE: Arthritis & Rheumatism, May 2009 |
I have been a sun worshiper my whole life and living in california it was year round. In november of last year I fell 12 ft onto concrete and banged my heel. The only injury is a squished tendon. Every dr I've seen has been shocked at how lucky I am. I was told 98% would have a broken foot and 30%broken spine. A man from my church fell 12 ft onto dirt and is a quadrapeligic. I credit all that vit D for my luck!
Now a question I just got some sugarfree almond milk that says 25%rda of vit D (only 2 carbs). Do you think this is a good source for vitD? Is it enough. I love to sun and read a bit everyday and always have deep tan. When not injured I hike and play tennis too. |
Test results question
I posted my 25-hydroxyvitamin D test results a while back as part of the GrassRoots Health program. The result was 98 (two years earlier it had been 7). That increase was from supplementing 14,000 IU daily. Now I am taking 8000 IU on even-numbered days and 10,000 IU on odd-numbered days, so see how I maintain.
Question is: If normal range on test is listed as 32 to 100 and "between 50–80 ng/mL (or 125–200 nM/L) year-round" quoting post below is optimal then what is the 80 to 100 range? Should I try to get my level down to a maximum of 80? And if that is so, why? Thanks. |
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Most D-fortified foods have D2 added. As far as I know, this is completely useless, but I'm far from the expert here. Anyone else? |
Thx capmikee will check and see if they specify which D. I didn't think of that when I bought it.
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Most people Dr Davis Heartscanblog treats in Wisconsin require in the region of 5000~6000iu but because there is a big variation 25(OH)D testing after 3 months is sensible to check how that works for you. |
June 2009 Issue of International Health News
THIS MONTH'S TOPICS Huge increase in cancer predicted Trans-fatty acids and colorectal cancer UV light, vitamin D and malignant melanoma Lifestyle and risk of pancreatic cancer Brave new world of the Polypill Lifestyle risk factors and type 2 diabetes in older adults Health and the honey bee Power lines and neurodegenerative disease Impact of vitamin D deficiency on adolescent health Modest wine consumption yields 5-year increase in life expectancy Conflicts of interest - Finally becoming a high profile issue To access, please click here: http://www.yourhealthbase.com/ihn198su.pdf |
The kind of vitamin D put in milk in the US is D3. So I would assume they put the same kind in soy and almond milk.
It's not the kind of vitamin D they put in milk that's the problem; it's that the amount put in milk is insignificant. |
I must have been looking at the vegetarian products - I saw some soy milk and "coconut milk beverage" that had D2 added.
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