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Need a source? November is Vitamin D Awareness Month in Canada

Thursday, October 29, 2009
Vitamin D Deficiency – linked to significantly higher rates of most cancers, heart disease, autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, and even flu – affects 97 per cent of Canadians. Yet fewer than 3 per cent of Canadians say they know their vitamin D blood levels.… continue reading

Why governments are selling Vitamin D short

Thursday, October 29, 2009
By Sam Apple http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/11180df8-beaa-11de-b4ab-00144feab49a.html Sunlight 10,000 IU from 15-20 minutes of midday summer sun Oysters 270 International Units (IU) of vitamin D per half-dozen Dried shiitake mushrooms 172 IU per 100g Reinhold Vieth is frustrated. A thin, bald professor at the University of Toronto’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Patho-biology, Vieth is among the most knowledgeable people in the world on the subject of vitamin D.… continue reading

1 in 5 kids get little vitamin D, study says

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
By Lindsey Tanner CHICAGO — At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don’t get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national analysis suggests.… continue reading

Vitamin D prevents breast cancer – study

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
October is the Breast Cancer Awareness Month. In this month, we’d encourage women to learn something that they can use to prevent the disease. Don’t donate money to cancer organizations hoping they will get you a cure. The federal government has already invested billions of taxpayers’ dollars in cancer research.… continue reading

Vitamin D might lessen your flu risk

Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Seasonal influenza has been linked with a deficiency of solar radiation, which triggers production of vitamin D. Simply put, the sun does not shine enough in Ireland http://www.independent.ie/health/diet-fitness/vitamin-d-might-lessen-your-flu-risk-1924363.html?service By Damien Maher Now that the swine flu vaccine is finally in the country, at-risk groups are being urged to get inoculated.… continue reading

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