Tuesday, July 20, 2010

How vitamin D is vital for maintaining muscle function and bone health as you age

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How Vitamin D is Vital for Maintaining Muscle Function and Bone Health as You Age

Dear Reader,

I find it amazing that nearly every day something new is reported about vitamin D.

Today is no exception. Before noon I found two D items with very important information for the elderly and, and one additional D item that can only be described as truly bizarre.

More is better...

We'll start with the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).

After examining evidence in support of raising recommended daily intake of vitamin D, IOF researchers issued a new position statement specifically aimed at older adults.

Their two key dosage recommendations:

1) Daily intake of 800 to 1,000 IU
2) Daily intake of 2,000 IU for those who have osteoporosis, get limited sun exposure, or are obese.

This higher dosage is absolutely a step in the right direction, but it's just starting to approach the daily D intake long recommended by Dr. Jonathan V. Wright: Between 1,600 and 2,000 IU daily, and as much as 4,000 IU for those over the age of 40.

Vitamin D item number two underlines the fact that D intake is just as important for muscle function as bone health.

Wake Forest University researchers, in the US, examined data from a study that measured blood levels of D in more than 2,780 elderly subjects. Three blood samples were taken from each subject over the course of four years.

Results showed that higher blood levels of D were linked to better physical function, while about 90 per cent of subjects with the lowest D levels had poorer physical function.

...but way too much is bad

And finally, Australian researchers mounted a D study to solve a problem.

It seems that many older people don't stick to their daily regimen of vitamin D supplements. So... what if they took a year's worth of vitamin D all at once in a single day?

HSI Panellist, Dr. Spreen — who is a passionate advocate of high dosages of most vitamin supplements — gave me this take on that idea: "Dumbest thing I ever saw."

The Australian team divided about 2,250 community-dwelling women into two groups. For three to five years, one group took a huge pile of placebo pills in a single day, while another group took an equally huge pile of pills containing HALF A MILLION IUs of vitamin D.

Yikes!

Researchers thought women in the D group would have stronger bones and fewer fractures. But no.

Women in the D group were 15 per cent more likely to fall, and 26 per cent more likely to suffer a bone fracture compared to placebo.

You could make a case that the Australians were on the right track. After all, your body stores excess vitamin D for use when sun exposure is limited.

But as good as vitamin D is, extremely high levels prompt toxicity symptoms that include weakness, which would obviously increase risk of falls. Vitamin D toxicity also causes problems with heart health and cognitive function.

Sure, it would be convenient to take a year's worth of supplements in one day and then forget about them for the rest of the year. But humans aren't cars with 500,000IU gas tanks.

Better to use a sticky note to remind yourself: Take your daily vitamin D.

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...and another thing

There are plenty of fish in the sea, but as I recently mentioned, researchers are worried that the overwhelming evidence showing omega-3 health benefits may result in overfishing and the eventual loss of fish species that are rich in omega-3.

So where else can we turn for this vital nutrient?

An HSI member named Jack poses this question about his omega-3 regime...

"I take 4 tablespoons of a flax meal, rice bran, soy lecithin and chia seed mix with a milk protein shake. I think I am getting a lot of omega 3. How different is that from taking fish oil supplements?"

I put this question to Dr. Spreen, who believes Jack's regime is sound...

"Fish oil is rich in EPA/DHA, while flax oil (and flax meal is better) has ALA (alpha-linolenic acid), the base omega-3 from which EPA and DHA are made by the body (and you need ALA for other stuff, too).

"So, in that respect, the flax meal is both full spectrum (as far as omega-3's are concerned), and free of any fears of mercury toxicity from the fish source of fish oil.

"The kicker comes in concerning how efficiently the body converts ALA to EPA or DHA, a process that suffers more and more as we age (it's enzyme dependent).

"Adding phosphatidylcholine (lecithin) is a good idea, and chia would pretty much fill out the mix.

"Bottom line: it's hard to predict how much EPA/DHA Jack is really getting. However, I'd be happy with such a regimen."

To Your Good Health,

Jenny Thompson
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Sources:

"Bone Charity Calls for Vit D Level Hikes for the Elderly" Stephen Daniells, NutraIngrediens-USA, nutraingredients- usa.com

"Vitamin D May Boost Physical Function for Seniors: Study" Stephen Daniells, NutraIngrediens-USA, nutraingredients- usa.com

"Annual High-Dose Oral Vitamin D and Falls and Fractures in Older Women" Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 303, No. 18, 5/12/10, jama.ama-assn.org

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