 Research recently showed widespread benefits of Vitamin D for our health. But how much do we need and how do we get it? |
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)invited the public, on Tuesday June 15, 2010, to a Café scientifique in special collaboration with CBC Radio One (88.5 FM). The event was videotaped for the MUHC.ca website, at the Café des beaux-arts of the Fine Arts Museum |
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 Moderator: Bernard St-Laurent, journalist at CBC Radio One |
 1. Dr. Beatrice Wang |
 2. Dr. Richard Kremer |
 3. Dr. Hope Weiler |
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 Q & A 1 |
 Q & A 2 |
 Q & A 3 |
 Q & A 4 |
Dr. Beatrice Wang,
Director of the Melanoma Clinic, MUHC
Dr. Richard Kremer, ,
Director of the Bone and Mineral Unit,
Research Institute of the MUHC
Hope Weiler, PhD,
Canada Research Chair in Nutrition, Aging,
McGill University
Q & A 1
1. How long do you have to be in the sun to get your daily dose of Vitamin D?
2. How much Vitamin D should a baby consume?
3. What about supplements?
4. Do darker-skinned people have more trouble absorbing Vitamin D since they're more protected against the sun?
5. Does the chronic use of sunscreen lead to Vitamin D deficiency?
Q & A 2
6. Is there such thing as a Vitamin D overdose and if so, what are the repercussions?
8. Are tanning beds harmful?
9. Is taking 10 000 International Units (UI) of Vitamin D once a week a good amount ?
10. What's the best supplmental form of Vitamin D?
Q & A 3
11. With global warming on a rise, will the lack of Vitamin D continue to be an issue?
12. Why do we still see widespread levels of Vitamin D deficiency even in sunny parts of the world?
13. Why do we have to take calcium with Vitamin D?
14. Is it true that Vitamin D deficiency causes genital pain?
15. Is drinking coffee recommended for preventing osteoporosis ?
Q & A 4
16. What causes osteoporosis?
17. Does the body's ability to make Vitamin D change as you get older?
18. How does Vitmamin D prevent Diabetes?
19. What's the connection between Vitamin D and cancer?