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There has been a lot of interest in Vitamin D on HN lately and I found this study. It may well be complete quackery, as there doesn't seem to be much discussio

by OldHand2018 6y ago

There has been a lot of interest in Vitamin D on HN lately and I found this study. It may well be complete quackery, as there doesn't seem to be much discussion that I can find.

bmh100 6y ago
Vitamin D is extremely important, affecting many areas of life. People don't realize how important until they become extremely deficient.
- legulere 6y ago
  The question is wether it’s Vitamin D3 itself. Vitamin D3 is strongly correlated to sunlight exposure, which again is correlated to lots of other things.
  - cogman10 6y ago
    Yeah... As someone with a family history of skin cancer sort of sucks that our source of D3 also comes with cancer production.
    - Out_of_Characte 6y ago
      That sucks. Though skin, the tissue, is the biggest cancer risk in most humans anyway. so with most cancer and longevity reseach being focused on that there might be improvement and treatments on the way somewhere in the future.
  - nradov 6y ago
    One of those other things is nitric oxide, which is important in regulating blood pressure.
  - bawolff 6y ago
    Well there are definitely some things where its causation not correlation (e.g. Rickets).
- chrisco255 6y ago
  Why are there not at-home tests for various vitamin levels? Is that something that would be difficult to do? Seems like it would be a huge benefit for personal health.
  - HPsquared 6y ago
    Several companies offer inexpensive home blood test kits for various things including vitamin D, cholesterol, etc.
harveywi 6y ago
I think the 'quackery' that you are recalling could be confusion with the popular Disney movie "D3: The Mighty Ducks" [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D3:_The_Mighty_Ducks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D3:_The_Mighty_Ducks
- viscanti 6y ago
  I'm still ramping up on D3 and I'm trying to learn as much as I can. Do you find it helpful to supplement this Mighty Ducks movie along with a healthy diet and adequate sun exposure? Is it possible to jump straight to D3 or is it recommended to work your way through D1 and D2 first? Thanks.

There has been a lot of interest in Vitamin D on HN lately and I found this study. It may well be complete quackery, as there doesn't seem to be much discussion that I can find.

bmh100 6y ago

Vitamin D is extremely important, affecting many areas of life. People don't realize how important until they become extremely deficient.

legulere 6y ago
The question is wether it’s Vitamin D3 itself. Vitamin D3 is strongly correlated to sunlight exposure, which again is correlated to lots of other things.
- cogman10 6y ago
  Yeah... As someone with a family history of skin cancer sort of sucks that our source of D3 also comes with cancer production.
  - Out_of_Characte 6y ago
    That sucks. Though skin, the tissue, is the biggest cancer risk in most humans anyway. so with most cancer and longevity reseach being focused on that there might be improvement and treatments on the way somewhere in the future.
- nradov 6y ago
  One of those other things is nitric oxide, which is important in regulating blood pressure.
- bawolff 6y ago
  Well there are definitely some things where its causation not correlation (e.g. Rickets).
chrisco255 6y ago
Why are there not at-home tests for various vitamin levels? Is that something that would be difficult to do? Seems like it would be a huge benefit for personal health.
- HPsquared 6y ago
  Several companies offer inexpensive home blood test kits for various things including vitamin D, cholesterol, etc.

harveywi 6y ago

I think the 'quackery' that you are recalling could be confusion with the popular Disney movie "D3: The Mighty Ducks" [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D3:_The_Mighty_Ducks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D3:_The_Mighty_Ducks

viscanti 6y ago
I'm still ramping up on D3 and I'm trying to learn as much as I can. Do you find it helpful to supplement this Mighty Ducks movie along with a healthy diet and adequate sun exposure? Is it possible to jump straight to D3 or is it recommended to work your way through D1 and D2 first? Thanks.