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Useful Websites and Reference Resources sticky thread for this forum. Also, not all research and reference information is currently in agreement for Vitamin D (dosage, etc.).
Forum members are encouraged to post additional Vitamin D reference links as desired.
Disclaimer: This information is intended for reference only. Any decision to initiate a vitamin or supplementation regimen should be discussed with a doctor or qualified medical professional.
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Vitamin D Specialty and Research Site:
http://www.vitamindcouncil.com/
Recent Research Paper on Benefits of Vitamin D (accessed via
http://www.vitamindcouncil.com/ ):
http://www.vitamindcouncil.com/PDFs/...rtanceVitD.pdf (PDF format)
Vitamin D, General Information:
http://dietary-supplements.info.nih....s/vitamind.asp
http://www.pdrhealth.com/drug_info/n...vit_0265.shtml
http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocente...inD/index.html
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupple...itaminDcs.html (Univ. of Maryland & A.D.A.M., Inc.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_d
http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/content...tamin%20D&type (Healthnotes, Inc.)
http://www.vivo.colostate.edu/hbooks.../vitamind.html
http://www.supplementnews.org/vitamin-d/
http://www.healthy.net/scr/Article.asp?Id=2135
http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=1571
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2006/...itamind_01.htm
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2003/...t_vitd_01.html
Vitamin D: Test, Deficiency, and Treatment Information:
http://www.mercola.com/2002/feb/23/v...deficiency.htm
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanu...hapter3/3d.jsp
Vitamin D, Overload and Toxicity Information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypervitaminosis_D
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/e...cle/001594.htm
http://health.allrefer.com/health/hy...is-d-info.html
http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanu...hapter3/3e.jsp
http://www.prn2.usm.my/mainsite/bull...996/sun44.html
Vitamin D2 utilized in part to produce arteriosclerosis in rats in this study:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q..._uids=10052017 (Abstract)
http://polaris.hoshi.ac.jp/frontier/...iosclerosis%22 (Separate full text document, PDF format)
Vitamin D, News:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medi...p?newsid=40860
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medi...p?newsid=27692
http://www.womentowomen.com/nutritio...s/vitamind.asp
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2003/...ort_vitd2.html
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Medline/PubMed (and other) Research Studies (Note: In PubMed, you may click the “Related Articles” link for similar studies). Full text reports are available for many of the following:
Vitamin D Dosage Studies:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...=pubmed_docsum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...=pubmed_docsum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...=pubmed_docsum
Vitamin D Deficiency Studies:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...=pubmed_docsum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...=pubmed_docsum
Other Vitamin D Studies:
http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2006/...006_abs_01.htm
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...=pubmed_docsum
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...=pubmed_docsum
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Medication/Drug Interaction/Depletion Information (ref.
Medication/Drug Induced Vitamin/Nutrient Interaction/Depletion References for general database/knowledgebase information):
http://www.vitaminshoppe.com/content...tamin%20D&type (Healthnotes, Inc.)
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupple...itaminDcs.html (Univ. of Maryland & A.D.A.M., Inc.)
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsSupple...itaminDcs.html (Univ. of Maryland & A.D.A.M., Inc.)