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Education Helps Seniors See Need for Healthy "D" Levels

November 2008

My reason for providing Research Updates is to help you build your nutrition knowledge base. The following study, published in the journal Diabetes, demonstrates why knowledge is so important. Researchers at the University of Colorado School of Pharmacy, working with volunteers ages 65 to 89, found that when pharmacists educated the volunteers about their need for vitamin D, intake saw an increase, although it still fell short of what seniors need for optimum health. For the study, pharmacists spent 15 minutes in one-on-one sessions with participants talking about the importance of vitamin D. They also created a personalized plan on how to consume 1,200 IU per day. Researchers concluded that the government recommendation of 400 to 600 IU of vitamin D daily isn't enough.

Diabetes 48 (4): 501-507, 1008

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