University of California Davis
Bruce D. Hammock, Ph.D.
A. Hari Reddi, Ph.D.
Ray Rodriguez, Ph.D.
University of California Los Angeles
John Adams, M.D.
Milan Fiala, M.D.
H. Phillip Koeffler, M.D.
Keith C. Norris, M.D.
University of California Riverside
Anthony W. Norman, Ph.D.
University of California San Diego
Richard L. Gallo, M.D., Ph.D.
Cedric F. Garland, Dr. P.H.
Frank C. Garland, Ph.D.
Edward D. Gorham, Ph.D.
Tissa Hata, M.D.
University of California San Francisco
David Gardner, M.S., M.D.
Bernard P. Halloran, Ph.D.
Boston University School of Medicine
Michael F. Holick, Ph.D., M.D.
Creighton University
Robert P. Heaney, M.D.
Joan M. Lappe, Ph.D., R.N.
Emory University
Vin Tangpricha, M.D., Ph.D.
Harvard School of
Public Health
Carlos A. Camargo, Jr., M.D., Dr. P.H.
Edward Giovannucci, M.D., ScD.
Walter C. Willett, Dr. P.H., M.D.
Inova Comprehensive Cancer
Donald L. Trump, M.D.
Institute VitaminDelta
Raimund von Helden, M.D.
McGill University
John H. White, Ph.D.
Medical University of Graz, Austria
Stefan Pilz, M.D.
Medical University of
South Carolina
Bruce W. Hollis, Ph.D.
Carol L. Wagner, M.D.
Mt. San Jacinto College
Laura P. Schoepf, Ph.D.
National Center for
Global Health and Medicine
Tetsuya Mizoue, M.D., Ph.D.
Oregon State University,
Linus Pauling Institute
Adrian F. Gombart, Ph.D.
Roswell Park
Cancer Institute
Candace Johnson, Ph.D.
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, United Kingdom
Benjamin Jacobs, M.D.
Society For Medical
Information and Prevention
Joerg Spitz, M.D.
Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center
William B. Grant, Ph.D.
University of Albany - SUNY
JoEllen Welsh, Ph.D.
University of Alberta
Gerry Schwalfenberg, M.D., CCFP
University of Angers, France
Cedric Annweiler, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Auckland
Robert Scragg, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Birmingham
Martin Hewison, Ph.D.
University of Saskatchewan
Susan J. Whiting, Ph.D.
University of Toronto,
Mt Sinai Hospital
Reinhold Vieth, Ph.D.
Vienna Medical University
Heidi S. Cross, Ph.D.
Vitamin D Council
John J. Cannell, M.D.
Wismar University of
Applied Sciences
Alexander Wunsch, M.D.
Organizations
All About Children Pediatric Partners
Reading, PA
Babylon Breast Cancer Coalition
Long Island, NY
Benedictine Hospital Oncology Support Program
Kingston, NY
Homefirst Health Services
Chicago, IL
Mattapan Community Health Center
Boston, MA
Reading Hospital Cancer Center
Reading, PA
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, NY
San Diego Black Nurses Association
San Diego, CA
Steiner Medical and Therapeutic Center
Phoenixville, PA
A Mistake Was Made; The RDA For Vitamin D Should Be 10-15 Times Higher Than It Is.
Recent evidence demonstrates a drastic statistical error made during the calculation of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for vitamin D. Read more>
Vitamin D Increases Breast Cancer Patient Survival
Breast cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are
twice as likely to survive the disease as women with low levels of this
nutrient. Read the Press Release from UCSD here>
Maternal 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Preterm Birth in Twin Gestations.Bodnar, LM et al. Late second-trimester maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration of 75 nmol/L or more was associated with a 60% reduction of preterm birth in this cohort of twin pregnancies. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE:: II.
Dr. Heaney's Blog:
A series of brief commentaries on vitamin D and other nutritional issues. Check it out!
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April 30, 2010 Researchers recommend pregnant women take 4,000 IU vitamin D a day. Full Story
A Consortium of Scientists, Institutions and Individuals Committed to Solving the Worldwide Vitamin D Deficiency Epidemic. VIEW
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Bone health not maintained at IOM's 20 ng/ml Robert P. Heaney, M.D., Creighton University Heike Bischoff-Ferrari and Walter Willett, Harvard School of Public Health Susan E. Brown, Ph.D. Center for Better Bones
