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David Evans

Independent Health Researcher

Tuesday 15 February 2011

Vitamin D deficiency and susceptibility to tuberculosis

This post includes a synopsis of a study published in Calcified Tissue International 2000 Jun;66(6):476-8 and a recipe for scrambled eggs.

Study title and author:
Vitamin D deficiency and susceptibility to tuberculosis.
Chan TY.                                                                                                                            Books:
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet DictocratsDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10821887
 
The author observes that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a higher risk of tuberculosis, such as with people with low serum vitamin D levels e.g. the elderly and patients with kidney disease.
 
The richest dietary sources of vitamin D include: butterfat, lard, eggs, liver, organ meats, marine oils and seafood.
 
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Recipe of the day
                                                                                                                             Food Mall: Eggs
3 Dozen Fresh Farm EggsScrambled Eggs
 
Ingredients:
- Fresh eggs

Instructions:
- Scramble desired number of eggs in lard.

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