Summary of a study in Scotland Feb 2012

• 282 people had vitamin D test results less than 10 nanograms
• Only 61% were getting any vitamin D replacement therapy after 3-15 months
• Mean dose was an inadequate 800 IU of vitamin D
• Maximum dose with 2000 IU
• Only 1.4 % got a loading dose of vitamin D

See also VitaminDWiki

• Problems with low UV and vitamin D in Scotland Jan 2012 Oliver Gillie excellent
• Vitamin D - Experts' Forum – presentations April 2011 including one by Oliver Gillie : PDF and Video
• Three free vitamin D books - focus on Scotland 2004-2008 All by Oliver Gillie
• UK summers are not long enough to re-stock vitamin D – Aug 2010
• Vitamin D in the UK = Vitamin D Association
• Vitamin D UK 45 year olds by Hyppönen
• Scotland and Vitamin D Multiple Sclerosis
• UK survey of vitamin D knowledge of midwives - 2011
• No – 10 minutes per day of sun-UVB is NOT enough
• Many reasons why vitamin D deficiency has become epidemic in past 30-40 years
• Vitamin D Recommendations around the world: IU and nanograms
• OBGYN College in UK still recommends only 400 IU during pregnancy – Jan 2012
  “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary is dependent upon his not understanding it” Upton Sinclar
• World Wide Vitamin D levels - Aug 2011 note how low the UK is on the following graph

Map of solar radiation in UK - including clouds

from the following global map