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Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D

Recommended levels in foods need to be increased, experts say

Posted March 23, 2009

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Not Surprising

This is really not surprising since many people do not go outside during the peak times of the day and they wear sunscreen when they do. It's also very difficult to get enough vitamin D during the winter months from the sun. The UV index must be 3 or higher and this just doesn't happen in the upper three-quarters of the US in the winter. The easiest way to make sure you get enough vitamin D each day is by taking a supplement. Wellesse just came out with a liquid Vitamin D3 with 1000 IU per day and it tastes really good and is easy to swallow. Perfect for children or teenagers. See www.wellesse.com. You can find it at Walgreens and Drugstore.com. Make sure you get your blood levels checked to find out if you are deficient. African Americans or anyone with dark skin are at even higher risk because it takes much longer for their skin to make vitamin D from the sun. Also anyone over 50 or who is overweight are also at higher risk.

vitmain D and cancer

The Canadian cancer society now recommends that everyone takes vitamin D to prevent cancer, something that never gets mentioned in the US media. If you go to www.vitaminD3world.com you can see the data (and more) that led to this recommendation

Vitamin D in the northern latitudes

I find it remarkable that there's no mention at all of the fact that if you live north of New York City, between the months of October and April you could walk around naked in the sunshine and not make vitamin D (granted that you'd also suffer from frostbite...). There simply isn't enough UVB to generate it in the skin, even when the skin is exposed to sunlight (which it generally isn't, because of the cold). That means that we northerners need to make doubly sure we supplement our intake, since most of us don't go out into the sun enough during summer months to store enough vitamin D to get through the winter. My mother, a Maine resident, spent 3 months in Florida this winter and upon returning, STILL tested slightly deficient for vitamin D--after 3 months of daily sun exposure! That says it all.

Vitamin D and Long Term Health

If you want to avoid or delay ALL of America's biggest killers be certain you get your Vitamin D3 every day. And that means EVERY DAY! The growing body of evidence that links Vitamin D3 defieciency with all of the scourges of modern living is irrefutable. And we are paying the price for The Great Sun Scar of of the last 30 years.

Folks- do yourself and your loved ones the biggest favor you'll ever dream. Investigate Vitamin D3 and its benefits to good health. And since VitaminD3 is a more valuable supplement then all of the others that exist in the universe combined you will be curing diseases you never knew you had- or will have.

In the meantime as the evidence mounts the lawyers are salivating in anticipation of the world's biggest lawsuit: The "advice of the AMA and similar world organizations to avoid sun at all costs has created 3 million+ autistic children.

Vitamin D and Long Term Health

If you want to avoid or delay ALL of America's biggest killers be certain you get your Vitamin D3 every day. And that means EVERY DAY! The growing body of evidence that links Vitamin D3 defieciency with all of the scourges of modern living is irrefutable. And we are paying the price for The Great Sun Scar of of the last 30 years.

Folks- do yourself and your loved ones the biggest favor you'll ever dream. Investigate Vitamin D3 and its benefits to good health. And since VitaminD3 is a more valuable supplement then all of the others that exist in the universe combined you will be curing diseases you never knew you had- or will have.

In the meantime as the evidence mounts the lawyers are salivating in anticipation of the world's biggest lawsuit: The "advice of the AMA and similar world organizations to avoid sun at all costs has created 3 million+ autistic children.

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