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   XPost: misc.health.alternative, sci.med, sci.med.nutrition   
   XPost: sci.life-extension   
   From: john.h.gohde@gmail.com   
      
   On Jun 18, 12:47 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 =B5g (1200 IU) per day.   
   > > If your blood level of calcidiol is 30 ng/mL, you need to take 5 =B5g   
   > > (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 __________________________________________________________________   
   >   
   > "I can spot Internet Trolls a mile away."   
   >   
   > And we can spot a spammer who always posts a link to his pages.  About   
   > which he has boasted how much money he makes by people going there.   
   >   
   > "Until you post the complete citation, I am NOT going to waste any of my   
   > time on what at best would undoubtedly be fraudulent research and what at   
   > worst is probably just Total Bull."   
   >   
   > It is given fully above in the original post.   
   >   
   > With your new interest in science, you will have to know how to use science   
   > references.   
      
      
      
   Now, where did I put my bottle of vitamin D?   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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