Draft Jan 24 2010 with examples
Vitamin D appears to reduce the likely of getting or decrease the severity or duration of many diseases and medical problems
The benefits of vitamin D can be categorized by the degree of certainty
Very Certain:
Been proved by many Random Controlled Trials
Multiple Sclerosis, colon cancer, rickets, diabetes, psoriasis, elderly falling,....
Probable:
Association has been shown for:
17 cancers, heart disease, Kidney, osteoporosis, SAD, thyroid, arthritis, sports performance ....,
Possible:
Taking Vitamin D appears to be connected with
Chronic back pain, obesity, dental, cognition,
Populations at risk
Vitamin D can also be be categorized by degree of certainty for those populations who are at risk of having low levels of vitamin D
dark skin, elderly, live in northern latitudes, medical problem which decreases the absorption of oral vitamin D, ...
Belong to more than one population
Individuals who are members of more than population groups are likely to be extremely deficient.
Example: elderly dark skinned individual living far from equator, obese, don not each foods high in vitamin D (fish,eggs),
do not get outdoors in the middle of the day