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Recommendation for vitamin D intake was miscalculated, is far too low, experts say

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Low vitamin D levels linked to increased disease disability in optic nerve damage

What Are Your Optimal Vitamin D Levels?

It is helpful to distinguish among Vitamin D deficiency, sufficiency, and an optimal level, although there’s some difference of professional opinion regarding each. FitEyes member Ken Rogers contributed the following information to a recent discussion on our email list. Research research published in the journal article Public Health Nutr.

What is vitamin D and what does it do?

Vitamin D is a nutrient found in some foods that is needed for health, to maintain strong bones and much more. Muscles need it to move, for example. Nerves need it to carry messages between the brain and every body part, and the immune system needs vitamin D to fight off invading bacteria and viruses.

Vitamin D Protects Against Age-Related Vision Loss

This is very interesting. It seems like vitamin D is proving to be important in preventing a number of diseases.

For Women Under 75, Extra Vitamin D Could Ward Off Macular Degeneration

By COURTNEY HUTCHISON, ABC News Medical Unit

April 11, 2011

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Recommendation for vitamin D intake was miscalculated, is far too low, experts say