On 19/10/2006, at 3:01, Ellen Penchuk, IBCLC wrote:

> Pretty strong opening!!
>
> "Oral vitamin D supplementation has been introduced into modern  
> medicine
> to prevent rickets without the knowledge that this may have profound
> immunological consequences."
>
> http://www.mdlinx.com/FamilyMDLinx/news-article.cfm/1651590

I think the public discussion about "vitamin D" "supplementation"  
could be greatly enhanced by referring to it by what it actually is,  
medical treatment with the steroid hormone cholecalciferol.

"Vitamins" are seen almost universally as innocuous, beneficial,  
wonderful magic fairy dust that we should all be ingesting in  
artificial form at least daily for maximum health (that's a whole  
different debate...). Hormones, not so much.

Lara Hopkins

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