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Vitamin D: A D-lightful health story (Friday, October 26)

It's been estimated that 30 to 50 per cent of children and adults
worldwide are at risk of a deficient supply of vitamin D, the sunshine
vitamin. Such a deficiency has been linked to type 1 diabetes, and other
autoimmune diseases, cancer risk, infectious disease and hypertension. In his
lecture, Dr. Michael Holick (Boston, MA) will help us understand the role of
vitamin D, identify signals about vitamin D levels in patients and offer an
understanding of strategies for the treatment and prevention of vitamin D
deficiency. He will also review the Institute of Medicine's adequate intake
recommendations for vitamin D and the recent literature that suggests a much
higher level of vitamin D intake is required to satisfy the body's needs.

SOURCE: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/a.../18/c5326.html

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under-exposure to uv rays is as dangerous as over-exposure...This is "D" life! (eileen)