posted by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2024
(Jul. 3, 2024) — Physicians and scientists say that an update to Vitamin D Guidelines recently issued by the Endocrine Society (June 2024), is a step backward, will contribute to chronic illness, and requires urgent and necessary action from all researchers, educators, healthcare workers, and advocates in the vitamin D scientific community.
The new Endocrine Society guidelines, entitled “Vitamin D for the Prevention of Disease: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline,” For a short explanation of these updated guidelines, read their list of recommendations included here, the Endocrine News article here, or watch the Endocrine Society’s press conference video here.
These updated guidelines suggest that most adults should take no more than the recommended daily allowance set by the outdated (2011) Institute of Medicine (IOM) document. This recommendation has led to massively high rates of deficiency and associated diseases, harming the population. In addition, the new guidelines do not support testing 25(OH)D levels among any population, even for the vulnerable, nor do they define a sufficiency level. This recommendation is short-sighted, dangerous, and confusing. It is a significant step backward from what the Endocrine Society previously recommended for vitamin D in 2011.
It is time to collaborate to counter these erroneous public health recommendations before additional harm is done to the health of individuals.
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