Comments on: Low Vitamin D levels associated with Greater Pain and Slower Walking Speed in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis http://www.AcupunctureNutrition.com/2007/11/08/low-vitamin-d-levels-associated-with-greater-pain-and-slower-walking-spped-in-patients-with-knee-osteoarthritis/ Functional Nutrition, Acupuncture & Oriental Medicine services Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:23:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: admin http://www.AcupunctureNutrition.com/2007/11/08/low-vitamin-d-levels-associated-with-greater-pain-and-slower-walking-spped-in-patients-with-knee-osteoarthritis/#comment-3189 admin Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:08:19 +0000 http://www.georgemandler.com/2007/11/08/low-vitamin-d-levels-associated-with-greater-pain-and-slower-walking-spped-in-patients-with-knee-osteoarthritis/#comment-3189 Hello Edward, Thank you for your reply. I do believe it is now becoming more widely accepted that Vitamin D below 30ng/ml is considered a deficiency state. Certainly in the alternative medicine circles, so it usually takes mainstream a while to catch up. It is certainly an insufficiency state below 30ng/ml. Most labs still use 20ng/ml to state it is deficient, but many leading researchers are stating that will change. I'm sure it will if you look at the current literature of Vitamin D (which there is a plethora each month) you'll see published research using below 30ng/ml as a deficiency. I quickly checked my files and here is one: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, doi:10.1210/jc.2006-2250 I know you can easily find other Vitamin D studies using the same parameters. "UV Advantage" by Michael Holick, PhD, MD he says Optimal values of Vitamin D are 50 - 60 ng/ml (125-150 nmol/l). I've also hear Functional Med docs state the same. In Health, George Mandler Licensed Acupuncturist Licensed Dietitian Certified Chinese Herbalist Hello Edward,
Thank you for your reply. I do believe it is now becoming more widely accepted that Vitamin D below 30ng/ml is considered a deficiency state. Certainly in the alternative medicine circles, so it usually takes mainstream a while to catch up. It is certainly an insufficiency state below 30ng/ml. Most labs still use 20ng/ml to state it is deficient, but many leading researchers are stating that will change. I’m sure it will if you look at the current literature of Vitamin D (which there is a plethora each month) you’ll see published research using below 30ng/ml as a deficiency. I quickly checked my files and here is one:
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, doi:10.1210/jc.2006-2250
I know you can easily find other Vitamin D studies using the same parameters.

“UV Advantage” by Michael Holick, PhD, MD he says Optimal values of Vitamin D are 50 - 60 ng/ml (125-150 nmol/l). I’ve also hear Functional Med docs state the same.

In Health,
George Mandler
Licensed Acupuncturist
Licensed Dietitian
Certified Chinese Herbalist

]]> By: Edward Hutchinson http://www.AcupunctureNutrition.com/2007/11/08/low-vitamin-d-levels-associated-with-greater-pain-and-slower-walking-spped-in-patients-with-knee-osteoarthritis/#comment-3174 Edward Hutchinson Sat, 10 Nov 2007 13:41:06 +0000 http://www.georgemandler.com/2007/11/08/low-vitamin-d-levels-associated-with-greater-pain-and-slower-walking-spped-in-patients-with-knee-osteoarthritis/#comment-3174 I think there is an error in this report. While 30ng/ml is not a particularly high vitamin d status is isn't usually regarded as deficient. 30ng/ml equates with 75nmol/l which is only just below the level associated with optimal calcium uptake 32ng/ml=80nmol/L It says entry to the stude was limited to those I think there is an error in this report.
While 30ng/ml is not a particularly high vitamin d status is isn’t usually regarded as deficient.
30ng/ml equates with 75nmol/l which is only just below the level associated with optimal calcium uptake 32ng/ml=80nmol/L

It says entry to the stude was limited to those

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