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- VitaminDWiki - 19 studies in both categories Obesity and Virus
- Note Vitamin D with exercise and/or fewer calories proven to both reduce weight gain and cause weight loss
- Note: Obese need 2.5X more vitamin D
- Note: Vitamin D supplementation does not help until level >30 ng
- TOP articles in Loading Dose of Vitamin D
- See also web, Pubmed (5 as of Oct 2022)
VitaminDWiki - 19 studies in both categories Obesity and Virus
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- Obesity, Virus, and Vitamin D - many studies
- Recent increases in pediatric endocrine problems may be decreased by Vitamin D – Aug 2022
- Obesity, Hypovitaminosis D, and COVID-19 – April 2022
- Less COVID in Japan than US: less obesity (barely mentions Vitamin D and K) - Feb 2022
- Many people are actively trying to lose weight gained during pandemic - Vitamin D will help
- Higher COVID death rates in more obese counties - Dec 2021
- How obesity reduces the ability of vitamin D to fight health problems such as COVID - Nov 2021
- Co-Epidemic of Obesity and COVID-19 (a co-epidemic of Vitamin D not mentioned) – April 2021
- COVID-19 hospitalizations: 63% associated with diabetes, obesity, hypertension or heart failure – Feb 2021
- Light case of COVID-19 in immunocompromised obese man with many comordities but good level of vitamin D – March 2021
- Obese get less benefit from vaccines: influenza, hepatitis B, rabies and now COVID-19 - March 2021
- 26 health factors increase the risk of COVID-19 – all are proxies for low vitamin D
- Virus (adeno-36) increases Obesity which then increases risk of another virus (Influenza) - Oct 2013
- Increased weight in children 8X more likely for each unit increase in adenovirus (if ignore Vitamin D) – Nov 2019
- 25 year review of Adenovirsus and obesity – 2018
- Adenovirus-36 is strongly associated with Obesity (possibly prevented and treated by Vitamin D)
- Adenovirus-36 association with obesity letter to editor – 2011
- Obesity pandemic since 1975 - is it due to Vitamin D, Magnesium, Iodine, adenovirus, or what
- Low vitamin D then Obesity then adenovirus-36
Note Vitamin D with exercise and/or fewer calories proven to both reduce weight gain and cause weight loss
- Fastest Obese weight loss -and about 3X more weight loss with Vitamin D
- Lost 19 lbs more if add vitamin D to calorie restriction and walking program– July 2018
- Obese lost more weight on diet if added 50,000 IU of vitamin D weekly – many RCTs
- This Common Vitamin Doubles Weight Loss– July 2019
Note: Obese need 2.5X more vitamin D
- Normal weight Obese (50 ng = 125 nanomole)
Note: Vitamin D supplementation does not help until level >30 ng
Successful weight loss trials had to pre-dose with vitamin D
Hint: Loading dose gets >30 ng in 1 week, instead of 12 weeks
Loading Dose of Vitamin D category has the following
211 items in categorysee also Overview Loading of vitamin D Overview Toxicity of vitamin D
Better than Daily 1: Fewer chances to forget, 2) Gets past receptor barrier
Injection category has 68 items
It appears that over 1 million Vitamin D loading doses have been taken
Doses ranged from 100,000 to 600,000 IU over a period of a day to a month
No reports of serious adverse reactions
Many studies report on the benefits resulting from loading doses
TOP articles in Loading Dose of Vitamin D
- Surgery complications cut in half by 300,000 IU of vitamin D 2 weeks before (hip and knee) – RCT May 2024
- ICU patients typically benefit from 300-500,000 IU of Vitamin D - many studies
- Single 600,000 IU dose of nanoemulsion Vitamin D is safe and effective to fight COVID, even if delay until enter ICU – RCT May 2024
- Vitamin D loading dose of 30,000 IU twice a week is safe and effective – RCT July 2023
- Large dose Vitamin D before surgery was found to help by 35 studies
- Vitamin D is needed before many surgeries – many studies and RCTs
- 400,000 IU of vitamin D 3 days after COVID symptoms reduced 14 day mortality by 3X – Annweiler RCT May 2022
- High-dose Vitamin D safe for children (10,000 IU daily, 600,000 IU bolus) – meta-analysis April 2022
- Take lots of Vitamin D at first signs of COVID
- Rapid Vitamin D Delivery May Result in Better COVID Outcomes - Dec 9, 2021
- Vitamin D loading doses quickly and safely raise levels – meta-analysis Dec 2021
- Childhood cancers – give Vitamin D loading dose if low – Oct 2021
- French recommended 200,000 IU of Vitamin D to stop COVID-19 - Jan 2021
- Vitamin D loading dose was as effective as daily dosing (rickets in this case) – RCT July 2021
- Stoss (loading) dose of vitamin D resulted in bigger response at 30 days (again) – RCT April 2021
- Vitamin D loading dose (stoss therapy) proven to improve health
- Low trauma bone fractures in seniors – considering Vitamin D loading dose for all, without testing – Nov 2019
- Intensive Care (ICU) helped by Vitamin D – review of past and on-going studies – Dec 2018
- Vitamin D restoration then monthly was the most popular dosing by trials – Nov 2018
- Rickets virtually cured by 90,000 IU of Vitamin D along with daily Calcium – RCT Nov 2018
- Rapidly restore Vitamin D levels with 10,000 IU per kg for children in ICU – RCT 2024
- Reasons for Low Vitamin D and what to do
- Healthy in Seven Days - Loading dose of Vitamin D – book 2014
- Can get 50,000 IU Vitamin D anywhere on the globe
See also web, Pubmed (5 as of Oct 2022)
- CDC Ongoing Surveillance Reveals Rapid Growth of Ongoing Obesity Crisistrial Site News Oct 27, 2022
- "number of states with a high obesity prevalence has doubled since 2019."
- "Blacks appear most impacted, with 36 states and the District of Columbia falling into the 35% plus category. "
- Note: Blacks have the lowest Vitamin D levels
- ‘Staggering’: New Research Shows that Child Obesity Has Soared During Pandemic Sept 2021
- Evaluating Possible Mechanisms Linking Obesity to COVID-19: a Narrative Review - Jan 2022 PDF
- The link between the two epidemics provides an opportunity to remedy obesity while dealing with Covid-19 - March April 22 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2022.03.002 FREE PDF
- Childhood obesity on the rise during COVID-19: A request for global leaders to change the trajectory - Feb 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23307 FREE PDF