Surgeon general: half of all older American will develop osteoporosis by 2020

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Michael Rawlins - 14 Oct 2004 19:24 GMT

Wonder if the full report says anything about sunlight and lack of
vitamin D systhesis for the millions living at higher latitudes.
About vitamin D, the writer of the AP story says, "....can be absorbed
from sunshine." Err, OK.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/B/BONE_HEALTH?SITE=PAYOK&SECTION=HOME

Mike

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Bill Clinton - 15 Oct 2004 09:57 GMT

Newswire reports seem almost universally lame.
I tried to down load the full report from
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth/docs/full_report.pdf
I may too old a version of the Acrobat reader as the
download failed.

I did download a relate consumer level brochure
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/bonehealth/docs/Osteo10sep04.pdf
I got warnings from the computer but the download was a success.

The contents demostrates that the Surgeon General is part
of the problem not part of the solution. It makes no
mention of vitamin K in maintaining bone quality and
density. Nor did it suggest reasonable levels of vitamin D.
It only suggest the pitifully low and dated DV.

> Wonder if the full report says anything about sunlight and lack of
> vitamin D systhesis for the millions living at higher latitudes.
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> Mike

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