Petition for Health Canada and the IOM to Re-evaluate Vitamin D Guidelines

re-evaluated vit.D need higher dose

Thanks Health Canada and while you are at it, please ban carcenogenic food colourants from our food and drugs and also at least put a moratorium on the use of neonicotinoids in the country.

Thanks Health Canada and while you are at it, please ban carcenogenic food colourants from our food and drugs and also at least put a moratorium on the use of neonicotinoids in the country.

The guidelines for vitamin D are way too low for Canadians. Dr. Joseph Mercola recommends 8000 iu of vitamin D and he is at a lower latitude in Chicago (US) than Canada. (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/23/vitamin-d-deficiency-part-one.aspx#!). As Canadians, we are not getting the same amount of sun exposure as our neighbors to the south, due to the angle of the sun, so we need even more vitamin D than them. 9000 or even 10,000 iu sounds like a more reasonable limit. Vitamin D is so cheap to supplement that it is a good use of money to re-evaluate how much vitamin D to recommend. It may help so many Canadians to avoid that flu season.

The guidelines for vitamin D are way too low for Canadians. Dr. Joseph Mercola recommends 8000 iu of vitamin D and he is at a lower latitude in Chicago (US) than Canada. (http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/23/vitamin-d-deficiency-part-one.aspx#!). As Canadians, we are not getting the same amount of sun exposure as our neighbors to the south, due to the angle of the sun, so we need even more vitamin D than them. 9000 or even 10,000 iu sounds like a more reasonable limit. Vitamin D is so cheap to supplement that it is a good use of money to re-evaluate how much vitamin D to recommend. It may help so many Canadians to avoid that flu season.

I worry for my grandchildren as I know they are not getting enough Vitamin D because the current acceptable guides lines are too low and need to be re-evaluated.

I worry for my grandchildren as I know they are not getting enough Vitamin D because the current acceptable guides lines are too low and need to be re-evaluated.

I worry for my grandchildren as I know they are not getting enough Vitamin D because the current acceptable guides lines are too low and need to be re-evaluated.

I worry for my grandchildren as I know they are not getting enough Vitamin D because the current acceptable guides lines are too low and need to be re-evaluated.

More education about the value of maitaining adequate vitamin D levels is critical to health and reducing health care costs. An important step is for barrier free vitamin D testing. Doctors telling patients taht their vitamin D level is probably low and that they should just take supplements is not adequate.

More education about the value of maitaining adequate vitamin D levels is critical to health and reducing health care costs. An important step is for barrier free vitamin D testing. Doctors telling patients taht their vitamin D level is probably low and that they should just take supplements is not adequate.

Government needs to invest more in health and wellness research.

Government needs to invest more in health and wellness research.

Vitamin D is important for overall health

Vitamin D is important for overall health

Vitamin D is especially important for Albertans, where MS incidence is high.

Vitamin D is especially important for Albertans, where MS incidence is high.

A large increase in Vitamin D over the last 3 years has significantly reduced the number of sinus colds I have contracted from 5 to 6 down to 1 or 2 annually and has generally improved my health

A large increase in Vitamin D over the last 3 years has significantly reduced the number of sinus colds I have contracted from 5 to 6 down to 1 or 2 annually and has generally improved my health

Thanks for the very interesting update!!