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• All Cancers reduced by 68 percent if > 29ng/ml (file)
  
• UVB and Bladder Cancer in 174 countries (file)
  
• Graph of breast cancer vs latitude (file)
  
• Graph of colon cancer for women (file)
  
• China found that less UV makes for more cancer
  
• Chemotherapy might be amplified by vitamin D
  

• Diabetics are 2X more likely to die if severely vitamin D deficient
  
• Diabetes Statistics (file)
  
• Prevention of Type 1 Diabetes (file)
  
• 4000 IU for 10 years - safe and resulted in less diabetes (file)
  

• CVD 2X more likely if less than 10 ng than if greater than 30 ng
  
• Blood pressure reduce by Vitamin D (file)
  

• 2500-4000 IU reduce all-cause mortality by 18%
  
• Higher vitamin D associated with 5 year longer teleomere (file)
  
• Vitamin D deficiency best prediction of death in hospital
  
• All Cause Mortality - big improvement when going from 15 to 27 ng/ml (file)
  
• US Mortality and vitamin D (file)
  

• Rheumatoid Arthritis associated with latitude in US (file)
  
• 3 Rheumatic studies found deficiencies
  

• Overcoming MS with vitamin D etc - evidence based book
  
• Lancet on vitamin D and MS
  

• 50,000 IU weekly significantly reduced fibromyalgia
  
• More likely to have Chronic Widespread Pain when have less than15 ng
  
• Summary of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and vitamin D
  
• Back pain reduced for 95 percent of those who took vitamin D - 2003
  

• Even in Sunny Areas, Vitamin D Intake Often Too Low
  
• UV and skin color on global map (file)
  
• Sun spots decrease lifespan (file)
  
• Sunscreens increase the growth of skin tumors
  

• Sports team taking 5,000 IU won championship first time in 49 years
  
• Strength increased with 60,000 IU
  
• More muscle response when have adequate vitamin D
  

• German seniors safely took 1500 to 3000 IU
  
• Chemotherapy might be amplified by vitamin D
  
• Management of vitamin D deficiency (10,000 IU) - BMJ (file)
  
• Increase vitamin D 56% when take with largest meal
  
• Dr Oz: recommends 50ng/ml
  
• Vitamin D level from primates thru 4000 IU (file)
  
• How much do the vitamin D experts take
  

• Low cost vitamin D Blood Tests
  
• Huge Variation in blood test results
  

• Low Cost vitamin D - including liquid and bulk
  
• Calcitriol is the active form of vitamin D
  

• Power of Vitamin D - Jan 2010
  
• Vitamin D Solution - April 2010 by Holick
  
• 1000 page technical book edited by Holick
  

• Hospitals can save money with vitamin D
  
• Air Conditioning has decreased vitamin D
  
• Evidence-based Review of Vitamin D
  
• Why you are probably NOT getting enough vitamin D
  
• Number one stress buster – vitamin D
  

• Evidence-based non-skeletal actions of vitamin D (file)
  
• Vitamin D at Experimental Biology April 2010
  
• Vitamin D statistics: Journals published and clinical trials - May 2010
  
• Vitamin D issue of endocrine journal
  

• C-section 4X more likely when vitamin D less than 37 ng
  
• Women Taking 4,000 IU reduced pregnancy risks in half
  
• 70% of pregnant women had complications due to lack of vitamin D
  
• Senior women 2X more likely to be depressed if less than 20ng
  
• Small fraction of Infants actually get 200 IU (file)
  

• More obese had less vitamin D, and after low calorie diet, vitamin D went up
  

• Elderly with less than 15 ng were 3.7X more frail
  
• 4000 IU helped after hip fracture (file)
  
• Table of outcomes for seniors vs vitamin D level
  
• 65+ years old need 5,000 IU
  
• Cognitive Decline and vitamin D
  
• D deficiency was the best predictor of senior death in hospital
  

• African-Americans need 2100 to 3100 IU
  
• Chart of Vitamin D and chronic pain in minorities (file)
  
• Turks, Indians etc low vitamin D levels in Europe and homeland (file)
  

• Benefits of vitamin D for Germany
  
• Canadian deaths with low vitamin D
  
• Only 35% of Canadians have more than 30 ng (file)
  

• Fatigue after brain injury 2X more likely if less than 20 ng
  

• Teens using media - 8 hr whites, 12 hr blacks
  
• Percentage having less than 30 ng of vitamin D has fallen by half