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Vitamin D: Role in Preventing Cancer (Video 54 mins)
Cedric Garland, DPH, Adjunct Professor, Family & Preventive Medicine, Cancer Prevention & Control Program, University of California San Diego.
Is vitamin D the wonder vitamin? Can it prevent certain cancers and chronic diseases? Find these answers and more in this series brought to you by UCSD School of Medicine and GrassrootsHealth where experts discuss the latest research on vitamin D. In this program, Cedric Garland, DPH, talks about vitamin D and cancer prevention.
Vitamin D: UV, the Original Source - How to Use It (Video 42 mins)
Dr. Edward Gorham is a research epidemiologist at the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) and an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at UCSD. He holds a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of California, San Diego and San Diego State University received in 1997.
Is vitamin D the wonder vitamin? Can it prevent certain cancers and chronic diseases? Find these answers and more in this series brought to you by UCSD School of Medicine and GrassrootsHealth where experts discuss the latest research on vitamin D. In this program, Edward Gorham, PhD, talks about how to use the sun, or UV light, for vitamin D synthesis.
VITAMIN D: PREGNANCY AND LACTATION - PREVENTING COMPLICATIONS, GROWING HEALTHY BABIES (Video 53 mins) Carol Wagner, MD, Professor of Neonatology, MUSC Children's Hospital, Charleston South Carolina 29403. In this program, Dr Wagner, discusses vitamin D and its role in growing health babies from pregnancy to lactation.
Robert Heaney, MD, talks about vitamin D as a nutrient, not a drug. Dr Heaney is Professor of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University Medical School, Omaha, Nebraska.
Vitamin D Prevents Cancer: Is it True? Interview with Dr. Cedric Garland (Video 29 mins)
In a new study, researchers at UCSD School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center used a complex computer prediction model to determine that intake of vitamin D3 and calcium would prevent 58,000 new cases of breast cancer and 49,000 new cases of colorectal cancer annually in the US and Canada. The researchers' model also predicted that 75% of deaths from these cancers could be prevented with adequate intake of vitamin D3 and calcium. Join Dr. Cedric Garland PhD, lead researcher, and Carole Baggerly with GrassrootsHealth as they discuss these findings and the proposed actions.
Vitamin D and Bone Health Parts 1 (Video 14 mins) & 2 (Video 13 mins)
Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Streeten, an endocrinologist, medical geneticist and director of the bone and mineral health program at the University of Maryland Medical Center, where she is co-director of the Adult Genetics Clinic. Dr. Streeten is also an associate professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Overview:?Vitamin D plays an important role in protecting our bones and many vital organs. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other serious health problems. In this program, we discuss the role of Vitamin D in protecting us from disease. In part-two, you will learn the latest in diagnosing and treating osteoporosis.
Part One: What is Vitamin D Role of Sun exposure for Vitamin D Risks from Vitamin D deficiency Foods with Vitamin D Sunscreen vs. vitamin D needs Vitamin Supplements Illnesses associated with Vitamin D deficiency
Part Two: Osteoporosis Risk factors Symptoms Common fracture sites Bone density scans Osteoporosis medicines Osteoporosis prevention Osteopenia Calcium: Food sources and supplements
Vitamin D: Interactions of Vitamin D and Calcium (Video 27 Mins)
In this program, Robert Heaney, MD, talks about vitamin D and calcium metabolism safety. Dr Heaney is Professor of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology, Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University Medical School, Omaha, Nebraska.
Vitamin D: Diabetes and Colon Cancer in the Japanese Population (Video 28 mins)
In this program, Tetsuya Mizoue, MD, PhD, talks about vitamin D, diabetes and colon cancer in the Japanese population. Dr Mizoue is from The Department of Epidemiology and International Health, Research Institute, International Medical Center of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
D-Lightful Vitamin D: Bone & Muscle Health and Prevention of Autoimmune and Chronic Diseases (Video 58 mins)
In this program, Michael Holick, PhD, MD, discusses vitamin D relating to bone and muscle health and the prevention of autoimmune and chronic diseases. Dr Holick if Professor of Medicine, Physiology and Biophysics at Boston University School of Medicine.
Vitamin D & Cardiovascular Disease - New Frontiers for Prevention (Video 46 mins)
In this program, David Sane, MD, discusses the prevention of cardiovascular disease through vitamin D. Dr Sane is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Vitamin D and Diabetes - Can We Prevent it? (Video 48 mins)
In this program, Frank Garland, PhD, discusses vitamin D and the opportunity for prevention of diabetes. Dr Garland is the Technical Director of the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego, California. NHRC is the primary Navy Military Operational Medicine Research Facility and the site of the Department of Defense Deployment Health Research Center. Dr. Garland also serves as the director of the NHRC Special Programs Office. In this capacity, he manages a large portfolio of Special Congressional Programs for the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery directed toward medical research projects within and outside the Department of Defense.
How much Vitamin D should Women Consume? (Video 1 min)
Dr. Garland briefly discusses how much vitamin D per day is recommended for a woman throughout her life. "Since one of the key periods in life for supplementation is when you are an infant, and that's from birth until about one year, the National Academy of Science level, that's the upper level with no adverse effects, is about 1000, well actually is 1000 IU per day. Now, it can go up to 1800 with no adverse effects, but the National Academy of Science recommendation for the upper limit for an infant is 1000 International Units of vitamin D3 per day.
And after that age, anywhere from age one through the rest of your life, the recommend amount by our group is 2000 International Units a day and that again, is a National Academy of Science level for which there are no adverse effects known and for which there’s considerable benefit."
Vitamin D Deficiency: Analysis and Approach in a Comprehensive Cancer Center (Video 27 mins)
In this program, Donald Trump, MD, discusses what has been learned about vitamin D deficiency from studying cancer patients. Dr Trump is Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo.
Skin Cancer/Sunscreen - the Dilemma (Video 45 mins)
In this program, Edward Gorham, PhD, discusses the dilemma of skin cancer and sunscreen use. Dr. Edward Gorham is a research epidemiologist at the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) and an Assistant Adjunct Professor in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at UCSD.
In this program, Robert Heaney, MD, gives an overview of vitamin D deficiency. Dr Heaney is Professor of Medicine at Creighton University and an investigator in Creighton's Osteoporosis Research Center. He is trained in endocrinology and metabolism and specializes in bone biology and in clinical nutrition issues affecting the skeleton.
Dr Mercola's 1 Hour Vitamin D Lecture (Video 60 mins)
This is an excellent overview of the current clinical and epidemiological research into Vitamin D and its importance in the maintenance of health and the prevention of disease.