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Carol.hope · 12-05-2010, 07:59 PM

Wow. This article says:
"North Americans need on average 400 International Units (IUs) of vitamin D per day, the committee decided. Those 71 and older may require as much as 800 IUs a day." The report referred to had an incorrect link, so I could not check it. But I think the newer information is that we need 2000-5000 IUs a day.

There is plenty of research on the importance of Vitamin D, and this article gives no evidence to refute it. The people at UCSD Cancer Center say that with a high enough level of Vitamin D, cancer can't get a start. RB posted a link to their article a year or so ago. You could search this site for Vitamin D.

12-05-2010, 07:59 PM	#2
Carol.hope Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 90	Re: Another opinion on vitamin D and cancer Wow. This article says: "North Americans need on average 400 International Units (IUs) of vitamin D per day, the committee decided. Those 71 and older may require as much as 800 IUs a day." The report referred to had an incorrect link, so I could not check it. But I think the newer information is that we need 2000-5000 IUs a day. There is plenty of research on the importance of Vitamin D, and this article gives no evidence to refute it. The people at UCSD Cancer Center say that with a high enough level of Vitamin D, cancer can't get a start. RB posted a link to their article a year or so ago. You could search this site for Vitamin D. __________________ Carol Lyons, CO dx June '05 at age 55 Stage 1, 1.5cm ER+++, PR--, HER2+++ Lumpectomy, A/C, T/H Herceptin stopped due to low LVEF (35%) 2010: NED, but continuing major chemo brain injury www.BeyondChemoBrain.com