THEY FINALLY LISTENED AND THE VITAMIN D GUIDELINES ARE GETTING THE MASSIVE OVERHAUL WE DEMANDED!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY HUGE AND PROVES THAT WE NEVER BACKED DOWN FROM THIS FIGHT!! LETS STAY VIGILANT TO ENSURE ALL THE CHANGES ARE FULLY IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATELY!!
March 31, 2015
Final supporters
Premature deaths and avoidable health care costs can be avoided by simply taking adequate vitamin D supplementation.
Recent research shows a grave statistical error was made by the Institute of Medicine in the calculation of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for vitamin D. [1]
As a result of this miscalculation, Health Canada’s recommendations for vitamin D intake are too low, and IMMEDIATE ACTION IS REQUIRED to correct this error that is putting ALL Canadians at risk.
Low vitamin D levels have been linked with numerous diseases including:
• cancer (breast, colon and prostate)
• osteoporosis
• diabetes
• depression
• colds and flus
• hypertension and cardiovascular disease
• mortality
• acne
Health professionals base their guidance to patients on RDAs, and therefore it is of paramount importance that the RDA for vitamin D in Canada be accurate. Pure North S’Energy Foundation needs your signature to bring about a critical change in Health Canada’s recommendation.
Not only are the recommendations not adequate but Health Canada limits the amount of vitamin D in supplements to 1,000 IU per tablet and anything above that requires a prescription. In the United States people have access to supplements of 7,000 IU, yet both responsible government agencies utilize the same recommendations. Canadians should be able to purchase vitamin D supplements at the same dose as Americans.
Sign our petition today!
I support policies for the maintenance of optimal health and prevention of disease. The RDA for vitamin D needs to be re-evaluated by the IOM and Health Canada.
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[1] Veugelers PJ, Ekwaru JP. 2014. A statistical error in the estimation of the Recommended Daily Allowance for vitamin D.Nutrients20;6(10):4472-5.
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Reached 5,000 supporters
March 23, 2015
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January 24, 2015
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4,434 Comments
its is annoying and expensive that I can only buy 1000UI of vitamin D when Health Canada knows darn well that for me to get my recommended dose a day I will have to take 5 drops. This is disappointing in our health system and needs to be addressed.
living in a country that has over 6 months of winter & darkness , this should have already been revised for the people in these types of climates ..we pay so much taxes & we still do not have adequate medical information & concern for our helath .
98% of Canadians are Vit D deficient leading to many health related problems. Drops are superior to the tablet form but the strength needs to be increased to get the optimum dosing. 400 IU and 1000 IU just doesn't give us enough daily dosing of Vit D.
There is a minimal risk of toxicity in healthy individuals and the benefits associated to adequate levels could reduce the risk of many non-communicable diseases. More research on toxicity levels must be conducted to increase recommended daily intake.
I've been taking over 12000 IU a day for well over a year, and have felt only benefits, and definitely no adverse affects. Please review the research out there and update the guidelines so all Canadians can benefit from this simple solution. Thank you!
please review the abundant scientific literature and do the correct calculations because the current quidelines are woefully inadequate (I also speak as an MD)
Please fix this mathematical error for dosing Vitamin D3 RDA.
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THEY FINALLY LISTENED AND THE VITAMIN D GUIDELINES ARE GETTING THE MASSIVE OVERHAUL WE DEMANDED!! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY HUGE AND PROVES THAT WE NEVER BACKED DOWN FROM THIS FIGHT!! LETS STAY VIGILANT TO ENSURE ALL THE CHANGES ARE FULLY IMPLEMENTED IMMEDIATELY!!
March 31, 2015
Final supporters
Premature deaths and avoidable health care costs can be avoided by simply taking adequate vitamin D supplementation.
Recent research shows a grave statistical error was made by the Institute of Medicine in the calculation of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for vitamin D. [1]
As a result of this miscalculation, Health Canada’s recommendations for vitamin D intake are too low, and IMMEDIATE ACTION IS REQUIRED to correct this error that is putting ALL Canadians at risk.
Low vitamin D levels have been linked with numerous diseases including:
• cancer (breast, colon and prostate)
• osteoporosis
• diabetes
• depression
• colds and flus
• hypertension and cardiovascular disease
• mortality
• acne
Health professionals base their guidance to patients on RDAs, and therefore it is of paramount importance that the RDA for vitamin D in Canada be accurate. Pure North S’Energy Foundation needs your signature to bring about a critical change in Health Canada’s recommendation.
Not only are the recommendations not adequate but Health Canada limits the amount of vitamin D in supplements to 1,000 IU per tablet and anything above that requires a prescription. In the United States people have access to supplements of 7,000 IU, yet both responsible government agencies utilize the same recommendations. Canadians should be able to purchase vitamin D supplements at the same dose as Americans.
Sign our petition today!
I support policies for the maintenance of optimal health and prevention of disease. The RDA for vitamin D needs to be re-evaluated by the IOM and Health Canada.
Please note that you do not need to donate to the ipetitions website in order to sign our petition.
[1] Veugelers PJ, Ekwaru JP. 2014. A statistical error in the estimation of the Recommended Daily Allowance for vitamin D.Nutrients20;6(10):4472-5.
Updates
Reached 5,000 supporters
March 23, 2015
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 24, 2015
Reached 100 supporters
January 15, 2015
4,434 Comments
given the copious amounts of research on vitamin d, it's only right the our government should re-consider its rda levels and inform all Canadians of the absolute need for this crucial vitamin as well as which type to buy - vitamin D3 (yes, that's a #3)
its is annoying and expensive that I can only buy 1000UI of vitamin D when Health Canada knows darn well that for me to get my recommended dose a day I will have to take 5 drops. This is disappointing in our health system and needs to be addressed.
living in a country that has over 6 months of winter & darkness , this should have already been revised for the people in these types of climates ..we pay so much taxes & we still do not have adequate medical information & concern for our helath .
98% of Canadians are Vit D deficient leading to many health related problems. Drops are superior to the tablet form but the strength needs to be increased to get the optimum dosing. 400 IU and 1000 IU just doesn't give us enough daily dosing of Vit D.
There is a minimal risk of toxicity in healthy individuals and the benefits associated to adequate levels could reduce the risk of many non-communicable diseases. More research on toxicity levels must be conducted to increase recommended daily intake.
I've been taking over 12000 IU a day for well over a year, and have felt only benefits, and definitely no adverse affects. Please review the research out there and update the guidelines so all Canadians can benefit from this simple solution. Thank you!
please review the abundant scientific literature and do the correct calculations because the current quidelines are woefully inadequate (I also speak as an MD)
Please fix this mathematical error for dosing Vitamin D3 RDA.
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given the copious amounts of research on vitamin d, it's only right the our government should re-consider its rda levels and inform all Canadians of the absolute need for this crucial vitamin as well as which type to buy - vitamin D3 (yes, that's a #3)