Monday, May 20, 2013

Medical advice before taking vitamin D






 Researchers have found at Johns Hopkins University that high doses of vitamin D may be unnecessary, but also dangerous to health.

Have invaded many of the recent press articles about the harmful effects of vitamin D on human health, the researchers noted.
"The healthy people taking these pills, but they should not continue to take these supplements of vitamin D without medical advice," said study leader Dr. Muhammad Amer, an assistant professor of medicine at Johns Hopkins University. "At some point, take more vitamin D does not give more benefits, so take these supplements is exaggerated at best a waste of money."
Mr. Amer team analyzed data from more than 10,000 participants in the National Nutrition Survey 2001-2004. These results were first announced in May and will appear in the online version of the American Journal of Medicine.
The leader of the study, however, that high levels of vitamin D may be useful to a certain part of the population, such as the elderly and postmenopausal women, but always on the advice of a doctor.
Everyone should consult a doctor before taking these supplements and also a blood test, concluded professor of Amer.

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