Vitamin D Totally Rocks

"Totally rocks" is not your every day medical jargon. But the research behind vitamin D is getting to be highly cool. Here's the deal. Not very much of what we do in medicine has hard-hitting research behind it. And where research does exist, it seldom demonstrates a clear benefit to survival or longevity.

Well Vitamin D is different! Check out this meta-analysis.
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/167/16/1730

The authors looked at every study ever done in which patients took either vitamin D or placebo, and summed up all that data. Bottom line: vitamin D increases longevity.

2007 is really shaping up to be the year of vitamin D. Earlier this year, 2 meta-analyses came out demonstrating that vitamin D at a daily dose of 1000-2000 I.U. daily appears to decrease the risk of breast cancer by 50% and colon cancer by 2/3.
http://www.physorg.com/news89984353.html
And now add to this a 3rd meta-analysis showing lower death rate.

I don't believe that ever before in human history have we had a pill that we could give you and confidently tell you: "Here, take this. it will prevent cancer and make you live longer."

I know that medicine tends to reverse itself on frequent occasions. However, these are 3 large studies, summing the results of many other studies. This provides considerable assurance that we are on solid ground taking vitamin D. I oficially signed on to vitamin D earlier this year, and I have been giving the stuff out like candy. Now that we can add this meta-analysis showing improved survival, I'm even more sold!