The Latest Vitamin D Recommendations From The IOM

You may or may not have heard the Institute of Medicine (IOM) changed their recommendations for vitamin D earlier this week.  This is the same organization responsible for the RDA values you see on product labels.

Previously, the recommended amount of vitamin D had been set at 200IU/day.  However, they have just raised that amount to 600IU/day.  Which is a step in the right direction.


However, the IOM goes on to say that you should not go over this amount. 
This is absolute bunk.  As you hopefully saw in my last post on vitamin D, the studies show levels above 600IU/day are safe.  And not only are they safe, but they have incredible health benefits.  Especially, when you are getting 4000IU or more/day.

People are deficient in Vitamin D.
I also covered this in great detail during the 3-part series I just finished up.  The fact that a majority of the United States (anyone north of Atlanta, GA) gets absolutely no vitamin D production from sunlight for over half of the year is one reason.  Another reason is, during the summer, when you can get about 15,000IU from the sun, many people are stuck in a building working.  So you are missing the opportune time to receive vitamin D from the sun:  between 10am and 3pm.

Others are doubting the results as well.
I am not the only one calling shenanigans on the IOM.  Natural News goes so far as to say it is a deliberate attempt to keep the public deficient in vitamin D.  Afterall, with the studies showing significant decreases in the risk of everything from cancer to MS to diabetes to the flu with adequate levels of vitamin D in the blood, it does seem odd they would not have increased the recommendations further.  Or at least to say it is safe at higher levels.  As is the case with most things, one only needs to follow the money.  And who stands to profit from the public continuing to become ill?  The pharmaceutical companies.

A well known nutritional supplement company also voiced their disappointment at the latest recommendations.  They cited studies they had conducted themselves, which show the decreased levels of vitamin D blood levels.

Suffice to say, if you have any doubts or concerns I would recommend discussing the topic with your physician.  Bring along the studies which I have cited on this blog.  Or, fill out the form at the top of the page and I will send you a free copy of the recent presentation Dr. Whitcomb just gave on vitamin D.  Why is it free?  Surely there must be a catch?  There isn't.  It is important to get this information out to people.

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