Vitamin D deficiency
What dosage of vitamin D should be taken when in blood it's lower than 10ng/ml?
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therighttothink50 · 56-60, M
Pomegranate · 31-35
@therighttothink50 Sunshine isn't enough.
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@Pomegranate For some, yes. Osteoporosis is sometimes called the "rich white women's disease" because taking precautions to avoid too much sunshine to remain lilly white may lead to poor bone health. The classic example of a shrinking elderly white woman with a bent forward posture is often attributed to sunshine avoidance and not eating enough dark green veggies.
akindheart · 61-69, F
@Heartlander LOL. i just crossed from osteopenia and am on the threshold of osteoporosis. believe me, this is not a rich white woman. I mow my grass to get some sun.
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@akindheart :) it's a phrase more likely promoted by my black friends, and images of shrinking elderly women used to promote the sale of calcium and D supplements. A good lookup question is whether skin color affects our body's ability to make vitamin D. Other things being equal of course.
akindheart · 61-69, F
@Heartlander hmmm. i wouldn't think that the color of one's skin would affect the Sun and Vitamin D but i am no doctor. just know that I am out doing manual labor in the sun. 😁
Heartlander · 80-89, M
@akindheart Probably every common human disease has a bias based on race, skin color, ethnic background, etc. Like how do the French get away with consuming so much saturated fat and escape all the coronary issues we Americans have? Is it because they consume more red wine?
I think with bone health it's just the opposite of that idea about white women. Most from what I read says that white skin is more efficient at processing sunlight to make vitamin D. But the paradox is that black people, in spite of the fact that they show greater deficiency of vitamin D, have stronger bones, and fewer incidents of bone fractures. So go figure :)
I personally think the "everything else being equal" part is a but wishful thinking and impossible to say. There are obviously important things that weren't accounted for.
per FDA: "The report found the highest rates of vitamin D deficiency in non-Hispanic blacks despite clinical data showing greater bone density and fewer fractures in this group compared to other race/ethnic groups. Further research is needed on this topic."
https://www.cdc.gov/nutritionreport/pdf/second-nutrition-report-vitamin-d-factsheet.pdf
I think with bone health it's just the opposite of that idea about white women. Most from what I read says that white skin is more efficient at processing sunlight to make vitamin D. But the paradox is that black people, in spite of the fact that they show greater deficiency of vitamin D, have stronger bones, and fewer incidents of bone fractures. So go figure :)
I personally think the "everything else being equal" part is a but wishful thinking and impossible to say. There are obviously important things that weren't accounted for.
per FDA: "The report found the highest rates of vitamin D deficiency in non-Hispanic blacks despite clinical data showing greater bone density and fewer fractures in this group compared to other race/ethnic groups. Further research is needed on this topic."
https://www.cdc.gov/nutritionreport/pdf/second-nutrition-report-vitamin-d-factsheet.pdf
akindheart · 61-69, F
@Heartlander that is very interesting. i know that black people sun burn so they are affected by the sun. I love these kinds of posts