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<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>>
From muscle strength to immunity, scientists find new vitamin D benefits.
This is some of the information I gathered from all of you.
The story of vitamin D would appear simple. Take in enough sun or drink
enough fortified milk to get the recommended daily amount, and you'll have strong
bones. Take a supplement, if you want insurance. But recent studies from
around the world have revealed that the sunshine vitamin's role in health is far
more complex. More than just protecting bone, vitamin D is proving to
preserve muscle strength and to give people some protection against deadly diseases
including multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes, and even cancer.
Leg weakness is a common symptom of severe vitamin D deficiency. Five years
ago, nutritional epidemiologist Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari began wondering
whether vitamin D affects muscle function in apparently healthy people as well.
She was particularly concerned about senior citizens, who typically suffer
from an inexorable muscle wasting that begins by age 40
The rate of loss in tooth-gum attachment was 25 percent higher among those
participants with the least vitamin D compared to those with the most vitamin.
Since poor attachment correlated with low vitamin D even when bone density
was taken into account, the investigators say that the observed effect probably
stemmed from the vitamin's effect on immunity. They conclude in the July 1
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition that vitamin D "may be important for
preventing tooth loss."
Vitamin D may play a role in the prevention of diabetes as well as of cancer.
Many studies have linked vitamin D deficiency to an increased risk of type 2
diabetes, which used to be called adult-onset diabetes.
There are 2 different types of Vitamin D, D3 and D2. D3 is made mostly from
soy, lanolin, fish oil. B2 is derived from fungus and mold.
Too much Vitamin D is toxic. Thank you for all your responses. I will
summarize in a few days. It seems like many celiacs have a Vitamin D deficiency and
many do not know they even have it. You were all very helpful. I am
overwhelmed at the response. Great team effort!
All for good health,
Rosalie (NJ)
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