TopicsSupplements and minerals
Vitamin D testing
For vitamin D metabolism and testing
The experts we follow agree on this.
Testing vitamin D helps prevent deficiency and supports immune and developmental health.
Who is behind it
Voices including a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator, a Princeton-trained molecular biology PhD and a molecular biology PhD.
How strong the research is
Mostly expert experience so far, with published research still catching up.
In their words
“His vitamin D level was almost non-existent... vitamin D caused him to have a low calcium level in his blood which caused him to have a convulsion”
a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educator
Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women leads to insufficient vitamin D in breast milk, impacting infant health.
Vitamin D is critical for calcium homeostasis affecting enamel and bone health; many children with cavities are deficient
Measuring only storage vitamin D (25D) is misleading because active vitamin D (1,25D) is the biologically functional molecule and often not measured, leading to false assumptions about deficiency.
a molecular biology PhDsponsoredKnowing your actual vitamin D number is better than fearing an unknown value
Regular annual testing of vitamin D levels is important to ensure adequate levels for health benefits.
Vitamin D is tied to immune function, mood, and hormones, and deficiency worsens in low sunlight months.
Where they disagree
Both sides
For
Vitamin D deficiency in pregnant women leads to insufficient vitamin D in breast milk, impacting infant health.
a licensed acupuncturist and clinician-educatorAgainst
Vitamin D levels are naturally low in winter due to environmental factors, so testing then gives an artificial impression of deficiency.
a clinical nutritionistMost of the minds come down in favour, and the dissent is worth knowing.
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How this reading was made
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