VITAMIN D DEFICIT

Are you Vitamin D Deficient?

“Scotland has an extreme climate characterised by very little sunshine. Its people have low levels of vitamin D because most vitamin D comes from the effect of sun on skin. Scots also have high levels of chronic illness - among the highest in the world. Low levels of vitamin D are now known to be an important cause of chronic illness including cancer and heart disease. But vitamin D has received little or no attention from policy makers in Scotland.” Oliver Gillie, PhD

“Vitamin D contributes to the maintenance of a normal immune function plus the maintenance of normal bones and muscles. When the skin is exposed unprotected to UVB from the sun, the body can make up to 10,000-20,000 IUs (250-500 micrograms /ug) in 30 minutes. During the winter 87% of the UK population are below the benchmark blood level of 75 nmol/L. “- Simon Billings DC (chiropractor)

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Vitamin D Deficiency Research Papers

An important, recent study from 2017, published in the peer reviewed British Medical Journal (BMJ) was entitled Vitamin D supplementation to prevent acute respiratory tract infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data.

The study concluded that Vitamin D supplementation was safe and it protected against at least one episode of acute respiratory tract infection overall. Patients who were very vitamin D deficient and those receiving daily doses benefited the most.

Read the full BMJ study here:

Scotland’s Health Deficit

A very comprehensive source of analysis of peer reviewed, scientific research papers on Vitamin D deficiency / insufficiency can be found on the website of the Health Research Forum, a not-for-profit organisation based in London, UK. 

I strongly urge you consult the book by freelance medical journalist Oliver Gillie PhD: Scotland's Health Deficit: An explanation and a plan. This can be downloaded for free as a pdf from The Health Research Forum website, which aims to develop and disseminate new ideas for the improvement of public health in the UK and elsewhere: