Vitamin D Deficiency for Children – by Race
NHANES report on vitamin D levels, separated by race. African-American children have the highest levels of deficiency due to darker skin pigment.
Vitamin D Deficiency for Children – by Age Groups
NHANES data on children, under 18 years old, separated by age. Only 9% overall are in recommended ranges.
Dose Response for Omega-3 Supplementation
Percent Change in Omega-3 Index by Supplement Amount Individual responses vary greatly with supplementation – that is why you need to test! For example, from a study of 115 people (N=115), those taking 1800 mg...
Broken Bones vs Vitamin D Serum Levels
Vitamin D plays a large part in overall bone health and bone strength, and optimizing vitamin D status can increase bone strength and help prevent a break. The analysis referenced above was limited to participants...
Serum 25(OH)D vs Vitamin D Supplement Intake
This figure shows a plot of the 25(OH)D values as a function of reported vitamin D intake amounts. The black dotted line is the best fit line through the data, the blue lines...
Vitamin D Deficiency and Race
Does your skin color affect your chance of vitamin D deficiency? Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) III shows that non-Hispanic blacks are at more than 10 times greater risk...
Vitamin D and Infant Morbidity in Preterm Infants
A study recently published by Srinivasan et al. looked at 25(OH)D serum levels of 80 preterm infants (gestation less than 34 weeks). Objectives of the study were to determine the vitamin D levels in...
Disease Incidence Prevention Chart
Results of multiple studies regarding the association between 25(OH)D and various diseases...
Scientists’ Call to D*action
Scientists’ Call to D*action A Scientists’ Call to Action has been issued to alert the public to the importance to have vitamin D serum levels between 40 and 60 nanograms/milliliter (100-150 nanomoles/liter) to prevent...
Vitamin D Deficiency Iceberg Handout – Pregnancy
Vitamin D Deficiency Iceberg Handout – Pregnancy More than 80% of Pregnant Women are Vitamin D Deficient! The lifelong impact of deficiency on pregnancy and the developing child. Nearly every baby born to a...