"The IOM says getting more—up to 4,000 IUs—is safe for those 9 and older, but is not advised, since excessive vitamin D is associated with heart and kidney damage."
It's safe but not advised because there is damage? Can you say non-sequitur?
Methinks the old dictum is at work here: the medical industry wants more disease, not less.
It's a good thing, Mr. Hiatt, that you left out their take on calcium supplementation for that was really preposterous, saying things like high calcium is associated with a greater incidence of kidney stones. Calcium oxalate stones are by far the most common type and the body must use it's own bone calcium to enable it to excrete oxalate from the body. You need calcium supplements!
As far as testing for Vit D is concerned, a low level in the winter is not to be expected if you were taking in adequate amounts during the Summer because the body stores Vit D in fat cells. Therefore, if you tested low, it means that you must have been using a sun screen of some kind and didn't eat as much dairy as you thought.
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PublicLobbyist of NJ 12:12PM December 01, 2010