Episode 198: The Vitamin D Deficiency Myth - What the Statistics Really Tell Us

In episode 198 of the Thyroid Answers Podcast, I discuss the Vitamin D Deficiency Myth with the co-hosts of the Normal Curves Podcast.

In this episode we cover:

• Is vitamin D deficiency really as widespread as people think?

• How did the idea of a vitamin D deficiency epidemic get started?

• Who was behind raising the thresholds, and why did it gain such widespread support?

• Why are so many studies on vitamin D and health flawed or misleading?

• Where do things stand now? What do the latest guidelines say about vitamin D deficiency, testing, and supplements?

• And more ...

 

Kristin Cobb Sainani is a professor at Stanford University, a freelance science writer, and co-host of the Normal Curves podcast. She teaches statistics and scientific writing worldwide through Stanford Online and Coursera. She has written for Allure magazine and works as a statistician in sports medicine research. 

Regina Nuzzo is a professor at Gallaudet University, an award-winning freelance science writer, and co-host of the Normal Curves podcast. She wrote The Mating Game column about dating and relationships for the Los Angeles Times. She has also written for Nature, The New York Times, and Scientific American, and teaches statistics at Stanford each summer.

https://www.normalcurves.com