Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Vitamin D and questionable recommendations from the IOM

Vitamin D report thanking the Vitamin D experts who didn't get their feedback either published in the report or anywhere else.
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13050&page=R7
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=13050&page=R8

Regarding the feedback not being included, from the IOM / FNB: Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release.

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/news-archive/2010/vitamin-d-council-statement-on-fnb-vitamin-d-report/
http://www.anh-usa.org/action-alert-is-the-institute-of-medicine-in-bed-with-big-pharma/

Glenville Jones, PhD and his conflict of interest:
http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v17/n1/full/nm0111-9.html
http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/25/6/669
http://www.cytochroma.com/news/data_presentations.html

Sunshine can't be patented and neither can D3.