Vitamin D Truths (and Truthers)
Nutrition For Mortals
Why vitamin D is unusual
Matt and Jen explain vitamin D's uniqueness: sun production, hormonal action, and evolutionary role in skin tone.
Few nutrients get as much hype as vitamin D. It’s been promoted for everything from stronger bones and better mood to reduced risk of chronic disease and cancer prevention. And during the COVID-19 pandemic, a wave of self-proclaimed “vitamin D truthers” took things further—claiming massive doses could prevent or even cure the virus. But what does the science actually say about how much Vitamin D you should be taking? And are there truly health benefits of mega-dosing Vitamin D? Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we dig into the ‘sunshine vitamin’ and shed light on the facts (and fiction) surrounding this much-debated nutrient.
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Things we talked about and additional reading:
Sunlight and Vitamin D: A global perspective for health
The Vit D-Folate Hypothesis for Skin Pigmentation (and other hypotheses)
Unexpected actions of vit D in innate and adaptive immunity
Vit D Supplementation and depression meta-analysis of RCTs
Vit D status and COVID-19 severity (observational data #1)
Vit D status and COVID-19 severity (observational data #2)
Vit D from cod liver oil and and COVID-19 incidence
Vit D Supplementation with single high dose and hospital LOS in COVID-19 RCT
Vit D Supplementation and COVID-19 review/meta-analysis
Vit D Supplementation in COVID-19 for deficiency
COVID-19 and Vit D Misinformation on Youtube Analysis
Vit D Supplementation on Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults
Vit D Supplementation and Prevention of Cancer and CVD
Vit D and Cancer Risk / Mortality Research Challenges
The effect of sunscreen on vit D review
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