Is Vitamin D the Nutrient of the Decade?

[Guest guest]

There has been a lot of talk in the group about Vitamin D…

just ran across this article so I thought I’d pass it along.

Shari

www.AFFTER.org

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Is Vitamin D the " Nutrient of the Decade? "

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/8/is-vitamin-d-the-quot-nutrient-of-the-decade-quot.aspx

Vitamin D, also known

as the “sunshine vitamin,” has been associated with so many health

benefits that it may become the “nutrient of the decade.”

While federal officials have resisted increasing the daily recommended level of

vitamin D out of fears of overdose toxicity, increasing evidence suggests that

the currently recommended intake levels are not adequate to prevent the serious

diseases linked to low vitamin D levels.

Vitamin D has been found to;

Strengthen

bones

Reduce tumor

growth

Lower your

risk of cancer

Reduce your

risk of multiple sclerosis

Lower your

risk of diabetes

Through most of human

history, sunlight was the primary source of vitamin D. Based on how much time

you spend in the sun, you may also need additional sources, such as from foods

(vitamin D is found in oily fish like salmon, mackerel, bluefish, catfish,

sardines and tuna) or vitamin D3 supplements.

Researchers like Bruce W. Hollis believe that the current top recommended daily

level of 2,000 I.U. for vitamin D is far too low. Dr. Hollis has been giving

pregnant women 4,000 I.U. a day, and nursing women 6,000, with no adverse effects.

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See website for more

information about vitamin D: Dr.

Mercola and Vitamin D

Or type URL: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/3/8/is-vitamin-d-the-quot-nutrient-of-the-decade-quot.aspx

Shari

Shari

Ferbert

President,

AFFTER

Advocates for

Fibromyalgia Funding,

Treatment,

Education and Research

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