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90 Percent of African American Children Deficient in Vitamin D
David Gutierrez
NaturalNews
As many as 90 percent of all black children may be deficient in vitamin D, according to a new analysis conducted by researchers from Harvard Medical School, the University of Colorado-Denver and Massachusetts General Hospital, and published in the journal Pediatrics.
The American Academy of Pediatrics defines an adequate vitamin D blood level in children as 50 nanomoles per liter (nmol/L), but many researchers have begun to argue that 75 nmol/L are actually necessary for good health.
“There are a lot of studies demonstrating associations between low levels of vitamin D and a laundry list of poor health outcomes,” lead researcher Jonathan Mansbach said.
Vitamin D plays a critical role in bone health and development, and guidelines for safe levels were originally set with those effects in mind. Yet new research suggests that higher levels may be necessary for the vitamin to help regulate the immune system and protect against cancer, heart disease, autoimmune disorders and infection.
In the current study, researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, which measured vitamin D blood levels of approximately 5,000 children between 2001 and 2006. The study participants were designed to comprise a nationally representative sample.
The researchers found that if 75 nmol/L is taken as the cutoff point, 92 percent of black children, 80 percent of non-black Hispanic children and more than two-thirds of all children have insufficient levels of the vitamin. Mansbach called the numbers “astounding.”
“If 75 nmol/L or higher is eventually demonstrated to be the healthy normal level of vitamin D, then there is much more vitamin D deficiency in the U.S. than people realize,” Mansbach said.
Even using the lower level of 50 nmol/L, a full 20 percent of children still had insufficient vitamin D levels. Nationally, this would translate into six million people.
Sun exposure is still considered the best source for vitamin D.
http://www.naturalnews.com/028315_African_Americans_vitamin_D.html
50 nmol/L is NOT enough vitamin D IMO. 75 is also way too low.
nmol/L = ng/ml x 2.5
Rough Guide to Vitamin D Levels IMO
“If you want to maintain a level of 32 ng/ml you need to ingest 4,000 IU of vitamin D3/day. IMO the upper safe dose is 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 a day. If you have a serious health problem these large doses are not going to hurt.” Doctor Robert Heaney Vitamin D Researcher
According to most vitamin D experts use the 25-hydroxyvitamin D test; 25(OH)D Test Am I Vitamin D Deficient. It is rare but possible to have vitamin D problems so you should be tested by a doctor knowledgeable in vitamin D.
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Woefully Deficient below 16ng/ml much of our population
* Deficiency below 32 ng/mL 85% of our population
* Marginal below 50 marginal body storage of vitamin D
* Good above 60 good body storage of vitamin D, Note the only practicable way to achieve these levels is IMO getting many hours of sun
* Achievable IMO in summer above 70 robust good health, ability to defend against mycoplasma, AIDS and other serious plagues
* 50 – 80 year around, levels as desired by Doctor John Cannell Vitamin D Council
* Excellent often achieved by persons in sun all day above 90 super immunity, you want to be here IMO with ANY serious disease or condition especially Cancer, AIDS and other serious plagues
* Vitamin D Toxicity above 200 according to Doctor John Cannell Vitamin D Council, Note you can be well over 100 without a problem. Don’t be afraid of vitamin D; be afraid of having too little