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TheNHS in the UK, the Scottish Government, theMinistry of Social Welfare in Swedenand theCanadian Pediatric Societyalso recommend routine vitamin D supplementation for breastfed babies. Guidelines in Australiaonly recommend supplements for babies who are fully breastfed AND with another risk factor for...
Vitamin D is synthesized in vivo when solar ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation interacts with the precursor molecule, 7-dehydrocholesterol, in the skin [2,6,7]. Another important source of vitamin D is dietary intake and supplementation, although endogenous production is estimated to account for 90% ...
Methods Study Design The Vital D study was a single-center, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial involving women 70 years or older residing in southern Victoria, Australia (latitude 38°S). The participants were recruited between 2003 and 2005 and were randomly assigned to receive ei...
Dear Dr. Cannell:Why are you against vitamin A? People need to take all vitamins for good health. Susan, Australia Dear Susan:The body needs all vitamins for good health but this hardly means one has to take all vitamins as supplements for good health. A balanced diet with varied food co...
However, skin colour remains an important factor, which should be taken into consideration when assessing vitamin D deficiency risk in a population. As a matter of fact, skin pigmentation, which is thought to have developed as an evolutionary protective adaptation from the damaging effects of ...
Female 6 week-old C57Bl/6 mice were fed semi-pure diets supplemented with higher than usual doses of vitamin D (SF14-069, Specialty Feeds, Perth, Western Australia, 10,000 IU/kg vitamin D3, 0.5% calcium), standard doses of vitamin D to achieve vitamin D sufficiency similar to standard...
Doctor’s should also be instructed that long term levels of less than 200 ng/ml is safe for 25(OH)D. This information already exist in theNIH Fact Sheet on Vitamin D in Table 1.It is also stated that no toxicity has been found in levels of less than 400 ng/ml. Even though these...
Posted by Maria (Gippsland, Australia) on 01/07/2011 ★★★ For over a decade I have been using large amounts of Vit C on an almost daily basis. The amount tends to vary a little depending on my needs, but always taken in smaller doses throughout the day. I have...
Inflammation is believed to be a contributing factor to many chronic diseases. The influence of vitamin D deficiency on inflammation is being explored but