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Vitamin D is one of the most overstudied topics in medicine. Yes, there are probably aspects of vitamin D function that we do not understand well, but if there
by _qua 5y ago
Vitamin D is one of the most overstudied topics in medicine. Yes, there are probably aspects of vitamin D function that we do not understand well, but if there were a large signal for benefit, it should have been discovered by now.
- bagacrap 5y agoand hasn't it been discovered by now? my understanding of all the studies I see is that they confirm and reconfirm the importance of vit d. I have a coworker whose doctor prescribes vit d shots every winter because he's so deficient. The big question is why preventative care such as this is not emphasized as much by the powers that be as therapeutics.
- _qua 5y agoThe US Preventative Services Task Force has recently reviewed the vitamin D literatue, it is summarized here: https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/vitamin-d-deficiency-screening https://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recomme... Primary care is largely concerned with preventative care. It's not that we don't want to help, it's just that in many ways we are impotent. We generally do not change practice based on single studies. But since this post is about a single study, I'll share a recent RCT in The Lancet which showed no change in mortality and signals of increased cancer with vitamin D supplementation: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(21)00345-4/fulltext https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8... .
- ipaddr 5y agoThat's why they add it to milk.