Save 2 billion dollars annually in fractures if take Vitamin D and Calcium – Frost and Sullivan

Smart Prevention – Health Care Cost Savings Resulting from the Targeted Use of Dietary Supplements

Study calculated cost savings of many supplements

The cost- savings of 800 IU Vitamin D + 1 gram of Calcium was $2 Billion/year average

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US Women over age 55 who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis = 8.2 million

Number of fractures per year = 1.3 million

Frost and Sullivan also estimated fracture costs savings from Magnesium to be $0.8 billion per year

Assumed 100 mg/day of Magnesium

Frost and Sullivan did not consider synergist benefits of Magnesium used in conjunction with Vitamin D and Calcium

Far more saved if:

1. Use more than 800 IU – data shows 2,000 IU results in far fewer fractures

2. Use added Magnesium to build bones

3. Use added protein needed to build bones

4. Include women at high-risk for osteoporosis, but have not yet been diagnosed (so bones can be maintained)

   • Darker skin, (getting little vitamin D from the sun)
   • Have diseases which are associated with low vitamin D
   • Have diseases associated with Osteoporosis
   • COPD, IBD, Breast Cancer, diabetes, celiac disease, multiple sclerosis, PD
   • Are taking drugs which are known to consume Vitamin D levels
   • Shut-ins or avoiding the sun (getting little vitamin D from the sun)
   • Obese – need 2-3X more vitamin D to get same benefit
   • Osteoporosis runs in the family

Who will benefit from fewer fractures? lets follow the money

Known: If senior women take more vitamin D they will be fewer fractures

Known: Fewer fractures will result in loss of income by osteoporosis doctors and Big Pharma

Known: Organizations, companies, groups will oppose anything which decreases their size/income

Prediction: Government officials will be lobbied to not change vitamin D recommendations

Known: Health Maintenance Organizations actually benefit from reduced cost of health care

Prediction: Fracture reduction by increased vitamin D will be encouraged byHMOs long before it is encouraged by governments

See also Vitamin D Life

• Overview Fractures and Falls and Vitamin D which has the following observation
  • It appears that at least 2,000 IU of vitamin D and 500 mg of Calcium are needed to substantially reduce falling

• Reduce chance of falling with 800 IU of vitamin D - European Food Safety Authority - Nov 2014 - Euopre agrees - big cost savings

• More aged are falling - even age-adjusted - Nov 2014 - perhaps because far more people are now vitamin D deficient

• UK would save as least 636 million dollars annually by giving 800 IU vitamin D free to all seniors – June 2014

  • All UK seniors, men as well as women, without any diagnosis of osteoporosis

• Bone fractures reduced by a minimum of 800 IU vitamin D and Calcium – meta-meta-analysis March 2014

• Yet again, 800 IU of vitamin D was found to be barely enough to help bones – Lancet Oct 2013

• 20X increase in vitamin D sold and 36 percent decrease in osteoporosis business in Australia – Nov 2013

  •     It looks like some people (Australians) are able to take charge of their own health

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See also web

• Treating Osteoporosis UC San Diego
  • Describes WHO’s Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX) Tool., which considers
  • Bone Mineral density, Age, Sex, Weight, Height, Fracture history, Parental history of hip fracture,
  • Smoking status, Alcohol consumption, Prescription drug use, Other disease diagnoses
  • But NOT Vitamin D level