If you wonder what vitamin D is good for - see what it has been patented for

Some highlights of the VitaminDWiki page on US and International Patents

US PATENTS include

7,915,242 Asthma - Deluca 7,476,404 Prevent bone loss with up to 70,000 IU of vitamin D 7,094,775 Breast Cancer inhibited with vitamin D analogs, not natural D3 7,476,404 10,000 IU vitamin D and cofactors to reduce bone loss

US Patent Applications include

20110059926 Reducing Ocular Hypertension Deluca,

International Patents include

2011053410 ALLEVIATING SIDE EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY (WO2011097383) METHOD OF TREATING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS (WO2011079249) VITAMIN D GLYCOSIDES AND SULFATES FOR TREATING DISEASES (WO2011152810) CALCIUM, VITAMIN D AND VITAMIN K FOR OSTEOPOROSIS EP2321273) At least once every 7 days take VITAMIN D3 to get a blood response from 30 to 200 ng Deluca

other international patents on include: bone, improve rooster fertility, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, periodontitis, gingivitis, ENDOMETRIOSIS, OSTEOPOROSIS, liver disease, diabetes, renal disease, asthma, fraility, Chronic Heart Failure,

H Deluca is the inventor of 174 vitamin D patents - the most of any individual

Google Search of VitaminDWiki for Deluca 324 hits Feb 2012

Finally! (July 2011)- found out how big money is made in patents ~hs~~hs~~hs~EXTORTION

More than 97% of patent infringement suits are settled before having a costly court battle