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New standard for vitamin D testing ensures accurate test

Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 3:13 am
by MSUK
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At a time of increasing concern about low vitamin D levels in the world's population and increased use of blood tests for the vitamin, scientists are reporting development of a much-needed reference material to assure that measurements of vitamin D levels are accurate. The report appears in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry.

Karen Phinney and colleagues explain that medical research suggests vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency may be even more common than previously thought and a risk factor for more than just bone diseases. An estimated 50-75 percent of people in the U.S. may not have enough vitamin D in their bodies.... Read More - http://www.msrc.co.uk/index.cfm/fuseact ... ageid/1334