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Vitamin D Forte - 5,000 iu's, 250 Capsules
Submitted by Robert on Tue, 2007-03-13 22:35.
Vitamin D deficiency can be quite serious and leads to a number of illnesses including rickets, skeletal problems, and osteomalacia (muscle weakness). The traditional sources of vitamin D are either dietary (from a variety of fruits and vegetables) or sunlight.
Recent research shows that taking a Vitamin D supplement will help prevent many diseases and will also improve general well being and mental health. Vitamin D Forte is a great supplement that works with along with coral calcium supplements to promote strong bones and healthy teeth. Vitamin D Forte contains 5000 iu’s of vitamin D making them one of the best Vitamin D supplements available.
Recommended Amount of Daily Vitamin D Intake
| Life Stage | Men | Women |
| Ages 19-50 | 5 mcg* or 200 IU | 5 mcg* or 200 IU |
| Ages 51-69 | 10 mcg* or 400 IU | 10 mcg* or 400 IU |
| Ages 70 + | 15 mcg* or 600 IU | 15 mcg* or 600 IU |
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*1 mcg vitamin D = 40 International Units (IU)
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Do you have a Vitamin D Deficiency?
A deficiency of Vitamin D occurs when:
- There is an inadequate dietary intake of Vitamin D
- There is not enough exposure to sunlight
- The kidneys can't convert the Vitamin D to its active form
- The gastrointestinal tract doesn't adequately absorb Vitamin D.
Vitamin D Forte is an excellent supplement to help prevent vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency is the result of a lack of vitamin D in your diet because of limited exposure to the sun and a diet that is dangerously lacking in vitamin D.
Sometimes, there are organ problems that result in vitamin D deficiency such that your kidneys can no longer process Vitamin D so it can be used by your body or you cannot effectively absorb Vitamin D gastro intestinally. Vitamin D deficiency can be very serious as it leads to such diseases as rickets and osteomalacia.
Because of the potential restrictions on skeletal development in children suffering from rickets, the effects of Vitamin D deficiency can be long lasting resulting in weak bones and muscles throughout adulthood. Vitamin D Forte is an excellent supplement that helps to prevent the effects of Vitamin D deficiency.
(1) 250 Capsule Bottle - $23.95
Calcium, Vitamin D Improve Lipid Profiles
Women who supplement their weight loss program with calcium and vitamin D achieve better lipid profiles than those who do not, according to a just-published report*
During a 15-week trial, 63 overweight or obese women supplemented twice daily with 600 mg of calcium and 200 IU of vitamin D, or an inactive placebo. Compared to the placebo group, those who took the calcium-vitamin D supplement significantly reduced their low-density lipoprotein (LDL), total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio, and LDL to HDL ratio, while also lowering their total cholesterol and triglycerides.
Supplementation with calcium and vitamin D thus augmented the beneficial effects of weight loss on lipid and lipoprotein profiles in overweight and obese women.
*From pg. 23, Life Extension Magazine, April 2007
Vitamin D Guards Against Breast, Colorectal Cancers
Two newly published meta-analyses conclude that higher blood levels of vitamin D could prevent up to two thirds of colorectal cancer cases and up to half of breast cancer cases in the U.S.*
The colorectal cancer meta-analysis reviewed data from five studies in which blood collected from 1,448 healthy partcipants was tested for vitamin D and subjects were followed for up to 25 years.The researchers reported that raising serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D to 115 nmol/L, corresponding to a daily intake of 2,000 IU of vitamin D3, would reduce the incidence of colorectal cancer by two thirds.
The breast cancer meta-analysis included data from studies involving 1,760 women whose vitamin D levels ranged from less than 33 to 130 nmol/L. Women with the lowest blood levels had the highest rates of breast cancer, which dropped as blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D increased. The researchers concluded that the serum level associated with a 50% reduction in risk could be maintained by taking 2,000 IU of vitamin D3 daily.
*Available at: http://health.ucsd.edu/news/2007/2_07_Garland.htm
From pg. 19, Life Extension Magazine, May 2007
Vitamin D's Crucial Role in Cardiovascular Protection
A growing body of research indicates that vitamin D deficiency contributes to a broad spectrum of conditions such as high blood pressure, poor insulin sensitivity, inflammation, and other fundamental processes that underlie heart disease. Alarmingly, vitamin D deficiency is extremely common throughout the population - affecting more than half of adults and the majority of elderly.
Pg. 27, Life Extension Magazine, Sept. 2007.
Vitamin D deficiency...
and it's consequences are extremely subtle, but have enormous implications for human health and disease. It is for this reason that vitamin D deficiency continues to go unrecognized by a majority of health care professionals.
- Dr. Michael Holick, University of Boston