A new study is just been published in the prestigious journal Pediatrics this month November 2009.
J Mansbach, M.D., and the other authors of this paper again used The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from the years 2001 to 2006.
The findings were absolutely astounding showing that 69% of all American children have vitamin D levels less than 27 ng/ml. Children in the age range of 6 to 11 years had a 73% prevalence of being less than 27 ng/ml. In addition, 92% of non-Hispanic black and 80% of Hispanic children had the same insufficient levels.
Continue reading ‘US Children Markedly Deficient in Vitamin D -another study !’
I am sorry it has been a while since I have posted blog entries on here. I have been very busy completing the DVD of my book as well as preparing for the upcoming lecture that I will be giving at the All Greater Good Foundation which is funding much research to find a cure to neuromyelitis optica, which is an orphan neurlogical disease with similarities to MS. I will be talking about the role of Integrative Medicine including the importance of Vitamin D in this disease.
Also I am happy to let my readers know that I will be filmed for a PBS Television show, in the next 10 days. I will certainly let everybody know when it will be aired.
Now that it’s winter I hope all of my readers are taking their vitamin D regularly. I refer you to my article recently posted on the Huffington Post about the evidence that shows that good levels of vitamin D can help protect us from epidemic influenza.
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