The Benefits of vitamin D make Time Magazines Top 10 medical breakthroughs for 2007!

Giving school children very high doses of vitamin D is safe, and may be necessary to bring their blood levels of the nutrient up to the amount necessary for optimum bone growth and health, a new study shows.

Study backs low vitamin D-diabetes link
People with lower levels of vitamin D in their blood may be at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research published in the journal Epidemiology this month.

One update from our clinic. We see things like this all of the time now, but I thought I would mention it. We just checked a D level on a patient who was having trouble maintaining an adequate vitamin D level on 10,000 IU’s last year. She’s now been on 15,000 IU’s daily for the past 6 months and is maintaining nicely right in the middle of the range at 60ng/ML. This type of finding re-enforces the importance of having your doctor re-check your D levels and not just assume anything about dosing. It certainly appears not to be a one dose fits all nutrient!