Don Smith

Can you guess what the dermatologists who wrote the article "A responsible approach to maintaining adequate serum vitamin D levels" recommended?

The "reason" that they wrote this "commentary" is even more enlightening/fascinating!

vettes

Do tell

vettes

15 min a day, or a vit. D pill more like it

Don Smith

"It is recommended that all people, especially individuals at high risk for vitamin D deficiency, get vitamin D safely through a healthy diet that includes drinking milk, eating foods that are good sources of vitamin D (both natural and enriched), and taking vitamin D supplements if necessary."

The only "minor problem" to this recommendation is the "inconvenient fact" that you can't even maintain 50 nmol/L from these sources, let alone the optimal level of 150 nmol/L.

The reason that the derms have their panties in a wad can be seen in the closing statement of the article.

"The results of this study (which I will cover in a later post) coulb be misinterpred by the public as an encouragement to intentionally expose their skin to UV radiation (both solar and artificial). Let us not promote an unhealthy approach to this public health issue that could ultimately endanger lives when safe alternatives exist."

In other words, the derms are "locked into" a UVR-avoidance notwithstanding the fact that the risks of doing so far outweigh the alternative. This article shows just how "silly" and "out of touch with reality" their argument has become.

eileen

Vital findings on vital amines


The findings of a research study by a group of UAE University scientists on the content of vegetable oils and milk products is alarming to say the least.
The study concluded that some products available in the market are not properly fortified, as they are supposed to be, with vitamins A and D. "The milk samples fortified with vitamin D are either under-fortified or over-fortified and 40 per cent of the analysed samples have no vitamin D," stated one of the researchers.
The findings raise many issues, most important of which is the right of consumers to know of the content of products that may have an effect on their health. It also highlights the need for a standard measurement of all food products available in the market, which should be on par with international standards.
This would require a joint effort by the authorities concerned to inform and protect consumer rights.
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles.../10141330.html