Originally published June 7 2005
Research finds North American women deficient in vitamin D
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
New research by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) suggests women in North America are deficient in vitamin D, probably due to physicians overlooking vitamin-D deficiency in patients, and thereby overlooking vitamin D as a treatment for osteoporosis. The study of 1,554 postmenopausal women showed that 52 percent had "suboptimal" vitamin D concentrations, and underscored a need for patient and doctor education on the benefits of vitamin D in the treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. Vitamin D is primarily found in oily fish, cod liver oil, some vegetables and fortified milk, cereals and breads.
- Vitamin D inadequacy may be overlooked by clinicans thus leading to inadequate vitamin D supplementation in patients with osteoporosis, according to new research issued today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Fourteenth Annual Meeting and Clinical Congress.
- A study of 1,554 postmenopausal women showed that 52% of these women had suboptimal vitamin D concentrations.
- Most study participants were healthy, ambulatory, community-dwelling, white women who were well educated.
- These results underscore a need for improved physician and patient education regarding optimization of vitamin D status in the care of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis.
- VitaminD is not widely available in natural food sources.
- It is primarily found in fish oils (including cod liver oil), some vegetables, and fortified milk, cereals, and breads.
- If appropriate, vitamin D supplements may be prescribed.
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