Comments on: H1N1: The Ethnic Connection http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/10/16/h1n1-the-ethnic-connection/ A civil rights blog promoting informed discourse on issues of race, justice, equality and democracy. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:28:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Lauren Ayers http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/10/16/h1n1-the-ethnic-connection/comment-page-1/#comment-2157 Lauren Ayers Fri, 25 Dec 2009 02:05:46 +0000 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=10829#comment-2157 Here’s a peek at how vitamin D protects from flu: A recent study found that the proper functioning of the "innate" 60 million-year-old immune system in primates requires vitamin D to activate it. This is much older than the antibody system which vaccines stimulate. Flu-fighting anti-microbial peptides (AMP) are regulated by vitamin D. Unfortunately, other research finds that in 10 years the average blood serum level of D in Americans went from low to lower, that is, from 30 ng/mL to 24 ng/mL. For comparison, Kaiser Permanente aims for blood levels between 40 and 70 ng/ml Actually, 7 out of 10 American kids are either low or outright deficient in D. For Latino children it’s 8 out of 10 because melanin in the skin interferes with making Vitamin D from sunlight. Pediatrician Dr. Kathryn Hall said, "Getting some D from sunlight and some from diet is good, but if there's doubt that they're getting enough, take a supplement." US News & World Report reports that adults need about 2000 IU a day and children 1000 IU. In order to get 2000 IU per day from food you would need to eat 6 servings of salmon, or 10 servings of tuna, or drink 20 glasses of fortified milk every day. Regarding the H1N1 pandemic, a recent Emory University meta analysis found evidence that D not only prevents but treats flu. Read more on how D can help people avoid flu, including H1N1, at GoodSchoolFood.org (upper left corner). Here’s a peek at how vitamin D protects from flu:

A recent study found that the proper functioning of the “innate” 60 million-year-old immune system in primates requires vitamin D to activate it. This is much older than the antibody system which vaccines stimulate. Flu-fighting anti-microbial peptides (AMP) are regulated by vitamin D.

Unfortunately, other research finds that in 10 years the average blood serum level of D in Americans went from low to lower, that is, from 30 ng/mL to 24 ng/mL. For comparison, Kaiser Permanente aims for blood levels between 40 and 70 ng/ml

Actually, 7 out of 10 American kids are either low or outright deficient in D. For Latino children it’s 8 out of 10 because melanin in the skin interferes with making Vitamin D from sunlight.

Pediatrician Dr. Kathryn Hall said, “Getting some D from sunlight and some from diet is good, but if there’s doubt that they’re getting enough, take a supplement.”

US News & World Report reports that adults need about 2000 IU a day and children 1000 IU.

In order to get 2000 IU per day from food you would need to eat 6 servings of salmon, or 10 servings of tuna, or drink 20 glasses of fortified milk every day.

Regarding the H1N1 pandemic, a recent Emory University meta analysis found evidence that D not only prevents but treats flu.

Read more on how D can help people avoid flu, including H1N1, at GoodSchoolFood.org (upper left corner).

]]> By: Janice Gomez http://www.thedefendersonline.com/2009/10/16/h1n1-the-ethnic-connection/comment-page-1/#comment-2146 Janice Gomez Wed, 23 Dec 2009 06:27:24 +0000 http://www.thedefendersonline.com/?p=10829#comment-2146 One of my sisters got infected with H1N1 or more commonly known as Swine Flu. Fortunately, she did not have very high fever and she was able to recover fast . * One of my sisters got infected with H1N1 or more commonly known as Swine Flu. Fortunately, she did not have very high fever and she was able to recover fast .
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