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|    John H. Gohde to vitty guy    |
|    Re: Safe lower and upper limits of vitam    |
|    17 Jun 13 18:21:59    |
      1219e2be       XPost: misc.health.alternative, sci.med, sci.med.nutrition       XPost: sci.life-extension       From: john.h.gohde@gmail.com              On Jun 17, 7:31 pm, vitty guy wrote:       > > Upper and Lower Limits for Vitamin D       > > The safe upper limit of vitamin D has been identified for the first       > > time. A study of more than a million people older than 45 shows that       > > having blood levels of calcidiol (hydroxyl vitamin D) below 20ng/mL (50       > > nmol/L) or above 36 ng/mL (90 nmol/L) increases risk for heart attacks       > > and premature death (J Clin Endocrinol Metab, published online March       > > 26, 2013). An overdose, as well as a deficiency, of vitamin D markedly       > > increases heart attack risk.       > > A major function of vitamin D is to increase absorption of calcium from       > > the intestines. Some people who take vitamin D supplements raise their       > > blood levels of calcium as well as vitamin D above normal. These people       > > are at increased risk for heart attacks and premature death.       > > The only dependable blood test for vitamin D deficiency is called       > > calcidiol or hydroxy-vitamin D. If you have a calcidiol level below 20       > > ng/mL, you can raise it to 32 ng/mL by taking 30 g (1200 IU) per day.       > > If your blood level of calcidiol is 30 ng/mL, you need to take 5 g       > > (200 IU) per day, to raise blood levels to 32 ng/mL. If your blood       > > calcidiol level is too high (above 90 nmol/L), check with your doctor       > > about reducing your dose of vitamin D pills.       > > =A0 __________________________________________________________________       >       > "Citation ..."       >       > What, suddenly an interest in science is it? It is given above.                     The complete citation is in order ...              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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