Vitamin D deficiency confirmed as common across a range of rheumatic conditions

European League Against Rheumatism ^ | June 18, 2010 | Unknown

[JoeProBono]

[kalee]

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[Smokin' Joe]

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[hennie pennie]

Did the article explain if the Vit.D supplements were or were NOT being digested? Did any of those studied receive shots of Vitamin D?

I've seen mention that obese people are low in Vitamin D because the Vit.D goes directly into the fat cells for storage instead of being used by the body. I think that I read recently that in Wilson's Disease, all dietary copper goes into liver storage and isn't accessible to the body.

I am curious if there may be something specific to the inflammatory response in the body which makes Vitamin D unassimilable in the human body???

[Myrddin]

I take 5,0000 IU/day

I have been doing that for about 18 months. I shunned the flu shots and didn't catch it. Since I live at 43N latitude, it is a good idea anyway.

[Quix]

THX THX

hennie pennie . . .

AS I understand it . . . D3 in oil helps absorption.

I forget what the other factors are.

[justsaynomore]

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[GOPJ]

Thanks for the ping.

[FlyingFish]

"I am curious if there may be something specific to the inflammatory response in the body which makes Vitamin D unassimilable in the human body???"

That is the $64k question. It may be that that assimilation in modestly inhibited and higher doses can compensate. 800-1,000 seems a pretty small dose to correct a deficiency. The research that prompted a 10-fold increase in the recommended daily dosing for pregnant women from 400iu to 4000iu used three dosing levels---400, 2000 and 4000. The 4000 dosing showed the best reduction in preterm labor and preterm birth problems as well as lower rates of infection. I think the next step is to substantially increase dosing options for the RA group (e.g., 2000, 5000, maybe even 10000---which are all safe levels) to see if that triggers a response. We know from other studies with older women that intake of VitD is inversely correlated with RA and that RA is more common in northern latitudes where VitD levels are lower because of less sunshine exposure.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[neverdem]

The only mention of non-inflammatory autoimmune disease that I found at PubMed were three citations about antiphospholipid syndrome. It causes spontaneous abortions, i.e. miscarriages, and strokes in young, otherwise healthy females, IIRC.

Primary antiphospholipid syndrome in premenopausal women: low vitamin D, high fat mass and maintained bone mineral mass. Low vitamin D: cause or efffect?

Women who consume large amounts of tea have increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis

[Smokin' Joe]

You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!

[blam]

I take 2,000 IU a day in the summer and 4,000 a day in the winter.

[bitt]

THANKS, JOE!

gonna go cook in the sun tomorrow.

[decimon]

do u ping on this topic?

No, I post what I think will be beneficial or interesting to some. Near all I've been posting is from www.eurekalert.org.

[Tucker822]

Thanks for the ping!

[lonestar]

I take 5000 D3 per day.

Docs around here are prescribing 1 pill a week of 50,000--I'm doing over the counter.

[LucyT]

. . . . OT, 'cause we need to know these things.

Thanks, Smokin'Joe

[bgill]

Thanks for the ping. I’ve been lax about taking supplements lately so this made me get up and take them.

[GrannyAnn]

I get my vitamin D the old fashioned way - from the sun. It’s 1:30 pm in Phoenix and 105 degrees. I will soon put my bikini on and do the crossword puzzle IN THE SUN, by the pool. I do wear a hat though.