Vitamin D Life.com: Single best source of Vitamin D info. on the web
BACKGROUND: Got interested in vitamin D through the experience of a friend successfully treating back pain with Vitamin D. My investigations raised many questions: which diseases Vitamin D could prevent; which diseases it could treat; how much is needed in each case; what cofactors are needed; which diseases are strongly suspected to be related to Vitamin D deficiency; how much Vitamin D is needed to feel benefits quickly; which groups of people are particularly at risk for Vitamin D deficiency; when are Vitamin D tests needed before supplementation; what is the optimum blood level; why do 9 out of 10 people have sub-optimum levels; when during the day/week should it be taken; what are the alternate ways of getting Vitamin D?
METHODS: Began researching the topic and discovered a wealth of material. Decided to share findings through a website, and developed Vitamin D Life to do this. It contains abstracts, full papers. podcasts, videos, summaries, charts, and links to related studies. Virtually all are instantly translated into more than 72 languages.
RESULTS: After 3 years, Vitamin D Life has grown to contain over 5,000 studies in 100+ categories (half have 50+ entries), 60+ overviews, 100+ meta-analysis, 34+ proofs of diseases prevented/treated with Vitamin D intervention, and records of 5 previous Vitamin D conferences. Information is updated daily. The website receives over 1,000 visitors a day.
CONCLUSIONS: All of the above questions have been answered. Access to the information has proved extremely useful to researchers, doctors, and the general public. A 5 minute animated video about Vitamin D was has been created and can be seen at this conference as well as on the web in 16 languages. This abstract and this some of this conference are at: http://is.gd/vitapril2014
NEXT STEPS: Promote education thru information sharing of publications and material on the website and possible production and dissemination of additional videos and even on-line courses in Vitamin D.
Update Feb 2014 - not going to the conference
Conference was so overbooked with speakers that the abstract could only be a poster.
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