{"id":3023,"date":"2016-05-18T15:58:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-18T20:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.advdermatology.com\/blog\/?p=3023"},"modified":"2025-01-21T22:23:53","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T04:23:53","slug":"vitamin-advice-springsummer-2016-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.advdermatology.com\/blog\/vitamin-advice-springsummer-2016-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Vitamin D Advice, Spring\/Summer 2016 Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"

All humans need a good level of vitamin D for bone and other organ health. The source of vitamin D, how much vitamin D we need, and the potential benefits from vitamin D have, at times, been controversial.<\/h3>\n

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The first controversy is the source of vitamin D.<\/strong> Should we receive our vitamin D through intentional, unprotected sun exposure? Or should we take an oral daily supplement? Increasing our intentional, unprotected sun exposure has been shown to positively increase the vitamin D levels in our body. Yet even Southern states report widespread low vitamin D levels in their residents. Unfortunately, UV radiation from the sun is a well-documented human carcinogen linked to an increased risk of melanoma<\/a> and non-melanoma skin cancers<\/a>. Oral vitamin D supplements and ingestion of vitamin D fortified foods are non-carcinogenic. They have also been proven to be an effective approach in treating both deficiencies and insufficiencies of vitamin D. Oral vitamin D supplements have been shown to provide adequate amounts of vitamin D in humans even in winter months when sun exposure is minimal, and to darker skin peoples, whose skin color allows less ultraviolet light absorption to trigger vitamin D production. People with Crohn\u2019s or celiac disease, obese people, people who take some types of anti-seizure medications or oral cortisone, and nursing babies may also have lower vitamin D levels. Very few foods contain enough vitamin D to satisfy the recommended daily allowance. Almost all experts, including the National Institute of Health, believe that the benefits of oral supplementation of vitamin D outweigh the risks of increased, unprotected sun exposure.<\/p>\n

Below is a reprint of a table from the NIH website about recommended supplementation:<\/em><\/p>\n

It has been known for decades that vitamin D is essential for bone health by primarily increasing the absorption of calcium.<\/strong> This is especially important as we age to help fight thinning bones called osteoporosis. In the past few years, the guidelines for recommended levels of vitamin D have increased. The new, higher levels of vitamin D have been shown in the elderly to benefit bone health, muscle strength, and balance. There are also new studies that show higher vitamin D levels (> 50nmol\/L) may lower blood pressure, reduce mortality from some cancers, and potentially prevent some autoimmune diseases. Since there are many proven benefits to higher vitamin D levels and numerous plausible yet to be proven claims, increasing the intake of vitamin D to follow the new, higher recommended guidelines seems reasonable. Above a blood level of 125 nmol\/L there can be some toxicity, although this is not common.<\/p>\n

Most internal medicine doctors now include a test for vitamin D in their annual panel.<\/strong> If you haven\u2019t ever had a test for this, now would be a good time! Make sure your vitamin D level is optimal, for you and your family\u2019s best health. For more information visit: https:\/\/ods.od.nih.gov\/factsheets\/VitaminD-Consumer\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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