VPS Healthcare in Abu Dhabi invested million dollars in Vitamin D research

This $1,000,000 will fund Vitamin D R&D;:

• causes and consequences of deficiencies,

• the effect deficiency has on pregnancy within the UAE.

• impact of Vitamin D deficiency on chronic kidney disease patients requiring dialysis.”

• creation of new protocols in the supplementation and fortification, guidelines

• provide insights into the retrospective and interventional aspects of Vitamin D.

• Research will be extended to cancer, diabetes and neurological disorders.

  Principle Scientist for the research will be Dr. Haq

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See also VitaminDWiki

• If heavily clothed, very little vitamin D – Dec 2012

• Newborns in sunny Jordan have very low Vitamin D (histogram) – Nov 2013

• Hypovitaminosis D in the Middle East and North Africa - May 2013

• Abu Dhabi 2012 - Haq

• Very poor knowledge of vitamin D deficiency, even after diagnosis in Kuwait - March 2012

• Avoid the hot sun and thus vitamin D in the Middle East – Oct 2011

• Increase your vitamin D from the sun by wearing a tan-through instead of standard shirt

  • This concept was patented to heavy clothing in the Middle East - but the patent did not get continued funding, so has expired
• A special "window" can be made which passes only UVB - not visible, not heat
  • This would be an excellent way to get vitamin D without getting hot.

• More hijab clothing may have resulted in 6X increase in Multiple Sclerosis in Tehran – May 2013

• One pill every two weeks gives you all the vitamin D most adults need

• Vitamin D fortification of foods, cosmetics, by mfg and at home (India) - Sept 2014 innovative ideas

• Hypothesis: Why so many females in the Middle East are now Vitamin D Deficient has the following items

Overview Middle East and vitamin D which has the following list of reasons for vitamin D deficiency

ME = especially in the Middle East

Less time in the SUN

1. Air conditioning - to avoid the hot sun ME

2. Increased use of multi-media indoors

3. More indoor jobs - more office workers, fewer farmers ME

4. Living in cities more ME

5. Want whiter skin - especially women ME

6. Fear skin cancer

7. Cholesterol reduced

8. More Obesity

9. Soft drink cola

10. Meat from factory farms

11. Some drugs consume or block vitamin D

12. increased use of polyunsaturated fats

13. More windows which appear to destroy vitamin D

    • Other than sun * 1. Eat less liver - which used to have very large amounts of vitamin D ME
    • Unsure how the meat was killed

14. Less Magnesium in foods

15. More Seniors

16. Excessive clothing (burka) ME

    • Note: Women in ME have much less vitamin D than men

17. Have a condition which Consumes vitamin D

18. Have a condition which Prevents Adsorption in the gut

19. Have a condition which Prevents Conversion to active form

20. Have a condition which requires more vitamin D

21. Lactose Intolerance or Vegan

22. Health reasons to avoid sun

23. Work long hours or night shift

24. Live far from equator NOT ME

25. DDT in bodies reduce the vitamin D

26. Myths about vitamin D

27. Dark Skin ME

28. Use vitamin D2 avoiding D3 from wool and gelatin typically made from animals ME

    • Note: D2 is known to have less benefit than D3, and it may actually DECREASE D3 levels
    • Note: As of 2012 many companies make Kosher/Vegan Vitamin D3
    • Note: Vegi-caps do exist
29. Lack vitamin D fortification of food and drinks ME

Details on above list are HERE

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