As skin cancer has increased and people are told to spend less time in the sun and wear sun screen 40% of US adults are vitamin D deficient https://t.co/1NKKhGfTlg
Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults.
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The discussions reflect a strong interest in the prevalence rates and health implications, as seen in statements like 'Vitamin D deficiency is already extremely common' and mentions of specific percentages, which demonstrate engagement with actual data. The tone varies from supportive acknowledgment to skepticism about research validity, illustrating a balanced mixture of active participation and critical assessment.
Most discussions acknowledge the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, with support for the study's findings that nearly 42% of US adults are affected, especially Black and Hispanic communities.
Many posts delve into details about the prevalence rates and implications, indicating a high level of curiosity and concern.
Some posts analyze the data, question the methodology, or connect findings to health outcomes, showing active discussion and critical thinking.
While some posts emphasize the significance of the data in public health, others focus on misinformation or skepticism, indicating moderate perceived impact.
Abstract in brief
- This study found that vitamin D deficiency is quite common in the US, especially among minority groups like Blacks and Hispanics, with over 41% of adults affected.
- Vitamin D deficiency was more prevalent among people who had no college education, were obese, had poor health, or did not consume milk daily, indicating these factors are linked to lower vitamin D levels.
- The researchers suggest that healthcare providers should be aware of these risks and promote strategies like better diet and possible supplements to help reduce vitamin D deficiency, particularly in vulnerable groups.]
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Most liked on X and BlueskyThese researchers suggest that 41.6% of American adults tested are deficient in vitamin D, something we should be getting from our diets and exposure to the sun Low vit. D. can lead to major bone/muscle problems, but also depression, chronic pain, etc https://t.co/1F30PIhbGF
@TheMarinaTimes About 42% of the US is Vitamin D deficient. We should probably all be taking supplements. https://t.co/725Tuc3pme
Vitamin D take it. This is an older study review and today it’s higher than 42% deficiency in the US. https://t.co/iqhOGnztJX
@sammy4723 40% of the population are obese and vitamin D deficient, no wonder, they would have died of any respiratory disease... Maybe we should treat that instead of crying about covid? https://t.co/EXvebvzZoP https://t.co/7HrdAOj4tO
@MagDods Horrifyingly Vitamin D Deficiency is incredibly common in America, 46% of the overall population and 82% (!) of the Black population! https://t.co/p2r8mmdMTw
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Myth: “Sun causes cancer.” Truth: Overexposure without protection can cause skin cancer. But here’s the kicker → low Vitamin D (from lack of sun) is linked to MORE aggressive cancers. Moderation is the key. https://t.co/GWjyIzcZpP
Avoiding the sun makes you fat. Crazy? Here’s why: Sunlight regulates insulin sensitivity and hunger hormones. Deficiency can lead to obesity & Type 2 diabetes. https://t.co/GWjyIzcZpP
RT @AJA_Cortes: As skin cancer has increased and people are told to spend less time in the sun and wear sun screen 40% of US adults are vi…
@Pablosquest @stella_immanuel And drinking too much water can cause hyponatremia. Spare me the half wit science. https://t.co/MBPkk3JUdq
Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults https://t.co/LX5SVdglnH I guess shes right I better not start living like a nigga
@naomirwolf Nationwide Vitamin D deficiency. https://t.co/XDBvYK5n6L
@sefauygunn https://t.co/XdZ5JCman9 amerikadaki bir araştırmaya göre Yetişkinlerde 41.6% Hispaniklerde 69.2% Siyahilerde 82.1% oranında D vitamini eksikliği gözlemlenmiş
@DenzildeanNY @Samuel_Gregson ‘Rare’
@DenzildeanNY @Samuel_Gregson “Vitamin d deficiency is rare. “ https://t.co/FiX2N6B8OJ The facts: 41 percent are deficient with blacks coming in at 82%.
@kevinnbass Is it really this high? Maybe they define a high threshold? "prevalence rate of vitamin D deficiency was 41.6%, with the highest rate seen in blacks (82.1%), followed by Hispanics (69.2%)." https://t.co/CEYNs8HOnG
RT @AJA_Cortes: As skin cancer has increased and people are told to spend less time in the sun and wear sun screen 40% of US adults are vi…
Vitamin D take it. This is an older study review and today it’s higher than 42% deficiency in the US. https://t.co/iqhOGnztJX
@elonmusk @WallStreetSilv True...it is 42% https://t.co/yqRi2l2wlx
@MagDods Horrifyingly Vitamin D Deficiency is incredibly common in America, 46% of the overall population and 82% (!) of the Black population! https://t.co/p2r8mmdMTw
@KuduPunctilious @eyeslasho I mean... Vitamin D deficiency is already extremely common, affecting approximately 42% of the U.S. population, according to research published in the National Institutes of Health database. https://t.co/oMrRwaMx4z
@ninjagirlphd @psud12 Oopsy, left .'s in urls: UV in skin_oil: https://t.co/3pTimWdZ5A 42% USA deficient: https://t.co/zWBmtECXIJ
@JTayScience @NoToCBDC_s @Crash_the_Flash @goddeketal yeah do actuall research and show data. I listen /read people who are supperior to you that did real big long Term research with actuall Humans. If you don't agree contact with them and all the smart guys and give us the summary. https://t.co/YwDfu5MJv2 https://t.co/khPR88B0MX
@NoToCBDC_s @JTayScience @Crash_the_Flash @goddeketal Well since you use that icon instead of a argument. 1 you know nothing. 2 How many people have you supervised for vitamin D3 levels and lead them to 60-70 in blood, how many blood test you done? Did you read any reseach? https://t.co/YwDfu5MJv2 https://t.co/khPR88B0MX illiterates
@JaneEOpie @goddeketal Did you ever tested anyone for Vit D3 and have some data on age+weight etc. Sun exposure it does not always work for many people, I had a 55y old (South europe) Tanned (works outside) barely had 29 with 20k each 2 days he manage to go to 59. https://t.co/YwDfu5MJv2
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@MarcusBlimi @TheSystemKid @LilMotherHooker @drpoppyBHRT https://t.co/hSA4zfSPan 41.6 % of American adults are deficient in vitamin D
@BitPaine "Zero credible evidence" is very much a "trust the Science" mindset. And there is far more downside risk for people being overly concerned with sun exposure leading to them limiting their opportunities for vitamin D synthesis. https://t.co/VNozwGDH0S https://t.co/5P2NDWuHZ0
@schneider_chris @goddeketal 40% + are deficient, especially darker skinned people who have a harder time absorbing it. https://t.co/kfE3AszkCa
@Sammihammiha @Nadannzeigmal @stkirsch The overall prevalence rate of vitamin D deficiency was 41.6%, with the highest rate seen in blacks (82.1%), followed by Hispanics (69.2%). https://t.co/8TmzRPKYQe
@EllyPhd @Justinredalen @secretbnuy762 https://t.co/kljgbEMvzN https://t.co/NQ3ljwg9hM https://t.co/29xt77Pse0 https://t.co/fdqVf5HJ0s While there is evidence to back my [observations], there are still doubts in these studies. Regardless, gun deaths in the US are dwarfed compared to obesity related deaths alone. 1/2
@Michael65971864 @GrumpyOldDoc @Debunk_the_Funk Some people would agree with you. https://t.co/w6ec2busLN
These researchers suggest that 41.6% of American adults tested are deficient in vitamin D, something we should be getting from our diets and exposure to the sun Low vit. D. can lead to major bone/muscle problems, but also depression, chronic pain, etc https://t.co/1F30PIhbGF
@ScottAdamsSays overall rate of Vit D deficiency in US is ~ 40% - in blacks it's ~ 80%, which also explains why it hit US blacks harder. https://t.co/5SfS8z1mB0
@StevenSalzberg1 @nytimes Article: https://t.co/L4Hh4WG4lO
@magichourtrave1 @tonymac5 @SolleyButler @Ashleyt1349 @DrAseemMalhotra ... estimates (before the "pandemic") suggest around half of adults are outright deficient in Vit.D And again, I have to emphasize, "not deficient" is completely different from "having optimal levels" The former can slip into "deficient" very easily https://t.co/19HyosfeaY
RT @AJA_Cortes: As skin cancer has increased and people are told to spend less time in the sun and wear sun screen 40% of US adults are vi…
RT @AJA_Cortes: As skin cancer has increased and people are told to spend less time in the sun and wear sun screen 40% of US adults are vi…
As skin cancer has increased and people are told to spend less time in the sun and wear sun screen 40% of US adults are vitamin D deficient https://t.co/1NKKhGfTlg
@Wejolyn And 40+% are vitamin D deficient. And 0% of public health officials (and probably a similar # of docs) are telling people to take vitamin D (and get in the sun) I had to pay out of pocket for the test, insurance sent a doc basically saying they won't... https://t.co/1GEQZdvhsX.
Vitamin D3 (D)- https://t.co/bKNEQqXcUJ
@sammy4723 40% of the population are obese and vitamin D deficient, no wonder, they would have died of any respiratory disease... Maybe we should treat that instead of crying about covid? https://t.co/EXvebvzZoP https://t.co/7HrdAOj4tO
@harlequin_1963 @GBNEWS https://t.co/Pd56tvwPHR
@NBSaphierMD @TomFitton The overall prevalence rate of vitamin D deficiency was 41.6%, with the highest rate seen in blacks (82.1%), followed by Hispanics (69.2%) https://t.co/CMSvQIoB3S
RT @dpemmons: @TheMarinaTimes About 42% of the US is Vitamin D deficient. We should probably all be taking supplements. https://t.co/725Tuc…
@TheMarinaTimes About 42% of the US is Vitamin D deficient. We should probably all be taking supplements. https://t.co/725Tuc3pme
@ChrisStraga @n3kr0sk0p3 @vivaluvegan 5 of those, your body manufactures, 1 not required…so fail B12 is probably the only argument you could try and it’s a poor one, because…supplements (also seaweed) Vit D deficiency is common, omnivores suffer from it as well, so there goes that theory. https://t.co/nZXAdUocZL
@Gplover03 @ShooguhLipz @DrNadolsky Overblown? Umm, no. Over 41% of the population being deficient doesnt sound like 'overblown' to me. Forrest KY, Stuhldreher WL. Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults. Nutr Res. 2011 Jan;31(1):48-54. doi: 10.1016/j.nutres.2010.12.001. PMID: 21310306.
@ElleC64127408 How many have you seen? Because 42% of people in the United States are deficient in vitamin D and that causes cancer and heart disease. But that's invisible, medicine ignores that 42% as opposed to a few idiots who OD on everything including vitamins. https://t.co/5SyIdtkmak
@RuizDralaur89 @johanaparra_ @dradeojitos biologica de la piel? sabes que es una necesidad biologica la vitamina D seguro en mexico estamos igual o peor. https://t.co/CcXVIkBZjt
@rogue_wallaby @SteveDeaceShow False: https://t.co/ogFkBREmv2
@jananeli @SteveDeaceShow False: https://t.co/ogFkBREmv2
@JoeAtikian @SteveDeaceShow That is false information. https://t.co/ogFkBRVXTC
@pizzafan2022 @SteveDeaceShow The population is on average 41.6% deficient and over represented (80%) in hospitalization. No one at the national level advised taking D during the pandemic. https://t.co/ogFkBRVXTC
RT @TakeScienceBack: What do you know about Vitamin D and our current global health situation...? #takescienceback References: 1- https:/…
@DimejiAdebayo5 @gardengirl778 @Spooncheeser @GidMK I mean... https://t.co/SIPIGGzbQ4 https://t.co/92ewo10EPa
@ArtofBorbor @HealthnHacks @ShaneRoo43 @iL1keTurtles @GidMK The overall prevalence rate of vitamin D deficiency was 41.6%, with the highest rate seen in blacks (82.1%), followed by Hispanics (69.2%). https://t.co/3kfuo15QS2
@ArtofBorbor @iL1keTurtles @GidMK The overall prevalence rate of vitamin D deficiency was 41.6%, with the highest rate seen in blacks (82.1%), followed by Hispanics (69.2%). https://t.co/3kfuo15QS2
@clgood @jeffreyboadi_ https://t.co/Zz0pAHlCPG
@EOJ_photography @prettypabl0 We make our own vitamin D but a lot of us develop an insufficiency as we age. That would be me and my DNA is Northern European. I agree it’s a good thing to check with annual labs. More at the link. https://t.co/Bwh2gFJhBU https://t.co/WioeUWiScX
RT @weareonespirit: @genuke1 @Donmel21 And yet 42% of Americans are low in vitamin D, which makes them more vulnerable against flu, covid a…
@genuke1 @Donmel21 And yet 42% of Americans are low in vitamin D, which makes them more vulnerable against flu, covid and many diseases! https://t.co/av0WEYLRj6
@SwaledaleMutton @David_R_Atkins @missclairabella @crispyfi @gnomepigface @thesassymicrobe @k_b_lvi It would seem that there is a connection though? The same groups that are associated with Vitd deficiency are the same groups associated with worse covid outcomes are they not? https://t.co/9jIFGx0TN7 https://t.co/D13ADA070Y
@BarstoolZ @YALiberty @joerogan "The overall prevalence rate of vitamin D deficiency was 41.6%, with the highest rate seen in blacks (82.1%), followed by Hispanics (69.2%)." https://t.co/LOb9NbqUH9 Google is easy to use. Reading a medical journal less so... but you could at least try.
You don’t say. 42% of Americans are vitamin D deficient BTW. https://t.co/lXtNdFV2jo https://t.co/lT37mXOf6O
42% of Americans are vitamin D deficient and proper D levels have shown to reduce deaths by 90%. If we use that 42% as a highly conservative baseline, then ≈350k of today's 900k US deaths may have been avoided. https://t.co/B9zuQYeCq7
@LoriMeyers1000 @P_McCulloughMD @DeaceOnline @SteveDeaceShow Typically , 41.6% of US citizens have vitamin d deficiency, with the highest rate seen in blacks (82.1%), followed by Hispanics (69.2%). Similar stats in Europe https://t.co/Wv9Vo8RRVa.
@butlerofdogs @CryptoBadger17 @IcemanBreaking @sportyschrades @RobbieVanGogh @michaelshermer @HueMatters @joerogan “The overall prevalence rate of vitamin D deficiency was 41.6%, with the highest rate seen in blacks (82.1%), followed by Hispanics (69.2%)” https://t.co/QZG8UwH29I
@_iammarkk @PaulineBowen18 @CryptoBull2020 Rates of vitamin d deficiency are even higher than 42% in some minority populations. So your confirmation bias article, proves nothing, except that they didn’t study the exact group that vitamin d could help. https://t.co/gwpUTmH98E
RT @DaveWallaceUS: @chiproytx @cvspharmacy @AldulaimeeDr Leftists and brainwashed hate research. The would rather enjoy being brainwashed.…
@chiproytx @cvspharmacy @AldulaimeeDr Leftists and brainwashed hate research. The would rather enjoy being brainwashed. #SafeZones kill knowledge. 1- https://t.co/oYBznVq8KU 2-https://t.co/0Tb7q80c68 3-https://t.co/4HhBKQJOtu 4-https://t.co/0luQ9WXGmb 5-https://t.co/ur5u5hhrNH 6) https://t.co/7Qq2aa69oC
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I never said that’s “all it takes.” But US has very high prevalence of vit. D deficiency: “41.6%, with the highest rate seen in blacks (82.1%), followed by Hispanics (69.2%).”  https://t.co/I0IuAKvJWY › ... “Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults https://t.co/9PMbR1PpPM
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Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults - PubMed https://t.co/lW0fliGezf
Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults https://t.co/voU4NXHjYR
@Adam4d Meanwhile in reality, 82% of Blacks, 69% Hispanics, and 31% of Whites in USA have vitamin D deficiency. https://t.co/RNDHjNFO90
Prevalence and Correlates of Vitamin D Deficiency in US Adults - PubMed https://t.co/mFsqhtbWeX
@DrDeidraCrews @uche_blackstock @LisaCooperMD @JHhealthequity @AJEnglish Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults. https://t.co/v7fWeuV2d1
@UREssien @NMHheartdoc It's nice to find shared sentiment, but let's fight this! Two important studies ... Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults. https://t.co/3ZNH6nHx3D
@AnnChildersMD Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults https://t.co/o1w4kv6xVc ".overall prevalence rate of vit D deficiency=41.6% blacks=82.1%,.Hispanics=69.2%. VD deficiency.more common among.obese, low HD lipoprotein cholesterol level or not consuming milk daily."
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