The Staggering Implications Of Vitamin D

More and more information is coming out describing the crucial importance of Vitamin D to human health. Vitamin D is the "sunshine" vitamin and those of us who live far away from the equator do not get nearly enough of either.

Patrick Cox is an economist who makes his living evaluating economic impacts of science. This requires him to read massive amounts of scientific research and reports. When it comes to Vitamin D, Cox has seen a clear pattern: We need to take more Vitamin D. A whole lot more.

The “scientific consensus” that has held sway for four decades regarding both exposure to the sun and vitamin D has collapsed. What has emerged in place of the old “settled science” is the knowledge that most people in America are seriously vitamin D deficient or insufficient. The same is true for Canada and Europe, and the implications are staggering.

Simply put, unless you are one of the few people with optimal serum D levels, such as lifeguards and roofers in South Florida, you can cut your risks from most major diseases by 50 to 80 percent [by supplementing with large doses of Vitamin D].

 How large?

...the maximum safe dosage of vitamin D3, the preferred dietary form, is currently 2000IU. This is extremely unfortunate because it takes about a hundred IU to raise serum blood levels by 1 ng/ml in a healthy adult. To get into the optimal range, 40 to 60 ng/ml, one would therefore have to take 4000 IU daily. It would take even more if you were obese, are taking certain medications, or have one of a number of medical conditions that degrade or prevent the creation of usable D. The evidence, incidentally, is that 10,000IU is entirely safe.