<Vitamin D, Adiposity, and Calcified Atherosclerotic Plaque in African-Americans
You can’t win, huh? I just came from my OBGYN nurse practitioner who said I needed to talk to my endo (I’m a black Type II diabetic) about how much D to take. I’ve been taking some, my previous endo recommended that I take it (I started before his recommendation), but never gave an amount. The nurse practitioner said I should get my levels tested so I’d know just how much to take. Now this article suggests maybe I shouldn’t take it. Who knows? I’ll show it to the new endo this week.
One thing I’m curious about is did they control for diet? I’ve been vegan for 2 years. There’s a lot that I don’t eat, especially things that might cause heart problems down the line. So, are the results of the test true for all black diabetics or only for those who eat the standard American diet? I’m just thinking out loud here, I’m not expecting an answer.
Get the test done from your endo. I’m a white type 1 but also take another medication that depletes my vitamin D. Mine was very low and the doc gave me a prescription vitamin which from me ended up cheaper than buying OTC. I think standard does is 2000iu a day but the doc have me a 50,000iu once a week vitamin D. I don’t think vitamin D is one that can be stores or builds up you will lose the excess instead.The heart problems are worrisome just because we are more inclinded towards heart problems anyway. Anyone know what the recomended vitamin K dosage is per day?
One thing I’m curious about is did they control for diet?
You might have to pay for the article to find out, unless you can find a medical library in a hospital nearby. I have no idea if a regular library will help you find a professional article like the citation I linked.
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With the greatest of respect: there is published science on the differences in both glucose uptake and calcium metabolism in African Americans. A recent 20 year longitudinal study revealed a 2000% increase in early cardiac mortalities in African Americans between the ages of 40 and 50. D3 deficiencies in African American are presumed to be the major causation. It would seem plausible that there is a problematic period in a rapid D3 repletion process where calcium supplementation and elevated parathyroid secretions are responsible for mislaid calcium in smooth muscle tissue. A slower D3 loading process may reduce the parathyroid secretions and reduce this problem.
>One thing I’m curious about is did they control for diet?<
Excellent question!