Common Minority issue linked to Hepatitis Virus

Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Hepatitis

By Donna Lee Howell, FoyYou.com

American researchers have confirmed that living with chronic Hepatitis C is usually accompanied by a vitamin D deficiency. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that African Americans are the national leaders for Vitamin D Deficiency followed by Latinos. 

The Research

Presented in October 2008 at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology, researchers from the University of Tennessee in Memphis measured the vitamin D levels in people with chronic liver disease. Of those evaluated, 85 percent of the study participants had chronic Hepatitis C. After dividing every vitamin D deficiency into three categories (mild[+1], moderate[+2] and severe[+3]), the investigators found the following:

• 92.4 percent of those with chronic liver disease had some degree of vitamin D deficiency
• At least 33 percent of participants were severely deficient in vitamin D
• Severe vitamin D deficiency was more common among those with cirrhosis

While the results of the trial conducted in Memphis clearly link vitamin D deficiency with chronic HCV infection, those affected must beware. Supplementing with vitamin D could help prevent some of the consequences of insufficient vitamin D – but taking too much poses even greater dangers. 

Researchers at the University of Bridgeport have concluded that specific GenoTypes require specific Vitamin D therapies. To learn more information, please schedule a private consultation with a GenoType Practitioner. 

Considering the statistics, you just might have a Vitamin D Deficiency. Research proves that early detection can make a difference. Don't take a chance, find out NOW.

Sources:

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/982088787.html, Vitamin D, Retrieved October 12, 2008, Medical College of Wisconsin, 2008.

http://hepatitis.about.com/b/2008/10/06/are-you-getting-enough-vitamin-d.htm, Are You Getting Enough Vitamin D?, Charles Daniel, Retrieved October 12, 2008, About.com, October 6, 2008.

http://hepatitisc.va.gov/vahep?page=diet-02-09&pf=doc-pf&pp=pf, Diet and Nutrition, Retrieved October 12, 2008, United States Department of Veteran Affairs, 2008.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/acog-vdd100308.php, Vitamin D deficiency common in patients with IBD, chronic liver disease, Retrieved October 12, 2008, American College of Gastroenterology, October 6, 2008.

http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec01/ch004/ch004k.html, Vitamin D, Retrieved October 12, 2008, Merck & Co., 2008.

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-25-2008/0004892578&EDATE=, Vitamin D Deficiency Reports May Be Causing Some to Overreact and Take Harmful Actions, Retrieved October 12, 2008, US Preventive Medicine, PR Newswire Association LLC, September 2008.