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Vitamin D: why we all need more.
Are you getting enough vitamin D? Probably not, according to the latest research. This question-and-answer format provides a comprehensive guide to supplementing with the "sunshine vitamin"
Like Clark Kent, vitamin D accomplishes more than one might expect. And like the comic book character's heroic persona, the vitamin can save lives.
In addition to helping us use calcium for healthy bones, vitamin D protects against a host of maladies. A study published inn Photochemistry and Photobiology estimated that up to 63,000 people in the US die from cancer each year because of inadequate vitamin D.
Lack of the nutrient is quite pervasive. Research published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings found that 36 percent of healthy young adults and 57 percent of medical inpatients were deficient in vitamin D. Another study, published in the Journal of Nutrition, found that only 4 percent of adults over age 50 obtained sufficient vitamin D from food.
Why Are We Deficient in D?
There are several factors that contribute to our shortfall:
* We shun the sun, which triggers vitamin D production in our bodies.
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...B100 Vitamin D-3 5,000 IU To 19,000 IU Vitamin E 300 IU Vitamin E succinate 800 IU Selenium 600 mcg 400 to 600 mcg Zinc as citrate...s results were excellent. Those who refused vitamins lived a median of only 2.6 months. The 101...
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...quite good without vitamin E succinate...be continued. Vitamins C and E succinate...adjunct regimen: vitamin C, ascorbic acid...800 to 1,600 IU/day, both in...beta carotene to vitamin A. (b) Read...prescribed 25,000 IU or more. (c...Mechanisms of Vitamins in Humans...
