Vitamin D - A July 4 Washington Post article .

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Vitamin D - A July 4 Washington Post article " ... indicating that

Vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense

debate over whether federal guidelines for the 'sunshine vitamin' are outdated

.... [Research] studies have produced evidence that low levels of Vitamin D make

men more likely to have heart attacks, breast and colon cancer victims less

likely to survive, kidney disease victims more likely to die, and children more

likely to develop diabetes ... higher Vitamin D levels reduce the risk of dying

prematurely from any cause ... several medical societies are considering new

recommendations for a minimum daily Vitamin D intake ... But many leading

experts caution that it remains premature for people to start taking large

doses of Vitamin D ... "

Document Title: The title of the July 4, 2008 Washington Post story is " Some Seek

Guidelines to Reflect Vitamin D's Benefits "

Organization: Washington Post

Source: July 4, 2008 Washington

Post

Web site: The July 4, 2008 Washington Post story is posted at

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/03/AR2008070303822.html

Contact: The NIH Office of Dietary Supplements has posted a " Dietary

Supplement Fact Sheet on Vitamin D " at

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp