Sudden Infant Death Syndrome may be linked to Vitamin D deficiency. Also deaths purported

[snagglepuss]

to have been cause by shaking might actually be the result of Vit D deficiency because "severe vitamin D deficiency could make the bones of small babies very brittle and capable of fracture with little or no real force."

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One study found that 75 per cent of children who succumbed to sudden infant death syndrome (Sids) were short of the bone-boosting hormone.

Dr Scheimberg, who works at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, examined the body of Jaden, whose parents Rohan and Chan Wray were accused of shaking him to death in 2009.

It led her to discover vitamin D deficiency in a further 30 cases.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2092128/Vitamin-D-deficiency-Parents-wrongly-accused-murder-abuse-babies.html#ixzz1kaeQpjU4

[REP]

1. 'Normal' Vit D levels for adults seem to be raised every week

I'm aware of this, as I have hypoparathyrodism (not hypothyroidism, which is something else) and every time my levels are measured, the normal range is different, so I asked. Not a new testing method or a different lab - it seems the people who decide these things keep upping the target. Evolution has not kept up with the changes in (industrialized) life - less sun exposure and more time spent indoors means far less Vit D being acquired.

[gateley]

2. Wow - they're finding so much new information about Vit D -- it's been ignored for years.

When did they determine that Vitamin D was the correct treatment for your condition? I always assume a pharma company has a drug that would be the first line of treatment as the importance of nutrients has been discounted.

[REP]

4. Nothing wrong with my thyroid - its my parathyroid, and Vit D has always been the treatment

HypoPARAthyroidism is a common condition in kidney disease, which I have.

[gateley]

6. Ah -- I'm familiar w/the parathyroid. I had my thyroid removed and they were

very careful about staying away from the parathyroid.

It's good Vit D is the treatment -- think of how good that is for you in so many other ways!

I wish you well with your kidney disease.

[onehandle]

3. My Doctor has had me taking Vitamin D supplements for years.

It's directly related to general health and long life.

You cannot depend on getting enough from food. Period.

[Politicalboi]

5. 13 years ago today I lost my great nephew to SIDS

Andrew was only 4 months old. The saddest funeral you will ever go to.

[4dog]

7. Vitamin D deficiency is widespread

probably because we live indoors so much. It's even more prevalent among darker-skin people. Current official recommended levels are based on rickets-prevention experience (cod liver oil) and are almost certainly too low. For your own health, find out more. If you Google "vitamin D" you should find www.vitamindcouncil.org near the top. Spend some time there. It's not all free (no profits to big pharma from better vitamin D levels, so it needs support), but the free parts might change your health a bit for the better.

Vitamin D affects practically all tissues, affects DNA, and has effects on many, many diseases.

[DruryHerbert]

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