Overview Evidence for vitamin D

Most Strength of evidence references are several years old, and show little disease TREATMENT when using < 2,000 IU of vitamin D

  Vitamin D PREVENTS many diseases with < 4,000 IU, but TREATMENT often needs > 4,000 IU

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See also VitaminDWiki

Disease Incidence chart Lahore
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The Natural Standard Herb and Supplement Guide - An Evidence-Based Review 2010

This is the latest in a series of books by the group at http://www.naturalstandard.com
Editor is Catherine Ulbricht, PharmD, Published by Mosby (a very highly regarded medical publisher)
I guess that the evidence was from sometime in 2009, that is not very up-to-date
$75
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36 diseases are described in detail
The following are the more common diseases

A (strong Scientific Evidence)

Adult Rickets, Psoriasis, Rickets

B (good scientific evidence)

Muscle Weakness/Pain, Osteoporosis

C (unclear or conflicting scientific evidence)

Breast Cancer Prevention, Cancer Prevention, Colorectal Cancer, Diabetes, Fall Prevention, High Blood Pressure,
Mortality Reduction, MS, SAD, Senile Warts, Tooth Retention, Vitamin D Deficiency (infants and Nursing mothers),
Weight Gain (postmenopausal)

D (fair negative scientific evidence)

Muscle Strength, Prostate Cancer

E (strong negative scientific evidence)

none

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