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By Stephen Daniells Raising current vitamin D levels from 200 International Units (IU) to 2,000 IU could boost bone health amongst children and have long-term health benefits, says new research. Only children given the equivalent of 2,000 IUs a day of vitamin D3 increased their blood levels of the vitamin to the level considered optimal for adults, according to results of a placebo-controlled study to be published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.… continue reading

New study says children need 10 times more D Children may have intake of vitamin D at a dose that is ten times higher than the current recommended daily allowance (RDA) safely to improve the bone health of children and other health attributes according to a new study, the web site www.foodconsumer.org… continue reading

TORONTO — A new U.S. study contradicts the notion that high blood levels of vitamin D might help protect men from developing prostate cancer – a finding that is likely to add to the public’s confusion over the possible benefits of the sunshine nutrient.… continue reading

The Breast Journal, by Sarif B Mohr, Frank C Garland, et al. ImmuneSupport.com 05-27-2008 [For more information, see “UCSD researchers show link between vitamin D status, breast cancer.”] Epidemiological data show an inverse relationship between vitamin D levels and breast cancer incidence.… continue reading

By by John J. Cannell, Bruce W. Hollis The recent discovery–from a meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials–that supplemental cholecalciferol (vitamin D) significantly reduces all-cause mortality emphasizes the medical, ethical, and legal implications of promptly diagnosing and adequately treating vitamin D deficiency.… continue reading