vitamin D
Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 4:30 pm
I subscribe to the Vit D Newsletter that comes by email. I emailed the newsletter and asked the doctors there to
comment on what Dr Mc Dougall said about vit D supplementation -
which was this:
“The overall harmful effects caused by nutritional imbalances created by taking these pills are far from fully understood; however, there is sufficient evidence that taking vitamin D by mouth may increase your risk of heart disease, several forms of cancer, and kidney stones. In addition, recent studies have suggested levels of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D above 60 ng/mL are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, vascular calcification, and death from any cause.”
here is the reply I got:
Who's Dr. John McDougall? It's hard to comment without really knowing what studies he is speaking of. We always comment on studies immediately to clarify findings when vitamin D gets "bad" press.
To date, there are no controlled trials that show an increased risk when supplementing with vitamin D in...
Cancers
Heart disease
Kidney stones
Regards,
Brant Cebulla
Development Director
Vitamin D Council
comment on what Dr Mc Dougall said about vit D supplementation -
which was this:
“The overall harmful effects caused by nutritional imbalances created by taking these pills are far from fully understood; however, there is sufficient evidence that taking vitamin D by mouth may increase your risk of heart disease, several forms of cancer, and kidney stones. In addition, recent studies have suggested levels of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D above 60 ng/mL are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, vascular calcification, and death from any cause.”
here is the reply I got:
Who's Dr. John McDougall? It's hard to comment without really knowing what studies he is speaking of. We always comment on studies immediately to clarify findings when vitamin D gets "bad" press.
To date, there are no controlled trials that show an increased risk when supplementing with vitamin D in...
Cancers
Heart disease
Kidney stones
Regards,
Brant Cebulla
Development Director
Vitamin D Council