Vitamin D

New research from around the world now indicates that obtaining the "optimum'" amount of vitamin D might well be the simplest and most cost effective way to protect your bone health. The new studies suggest that  the "optimum" amount of Vitamin D is much higher than the minimal levels needed to prevent patent vitamin D deficiency diseases. This same body of research also documents widespread vitamin D inadequacy and frequent patent deficiency.

In her article,  Vitamin D: Startling New Research Findings on an Old Bone Builder, Dr. Susan Brown summarizes this new research explaining the new vitamin D breakthroughs. She also details how and why to have your own vitamin D level tested.

Vitamin K

Vitamin K has long been used as a successful therapy for osteoporosis in Japan. Now in the United States, Vitamin K is being recognized as one of the most under-appreciated key bone-building nutrients. Further, in addition to its bone-building effects, vitamin K appears to play a central role in the prevention of arterial calcification.

We at The Osteoporosis Education Project are particularly interested in the bone-building potential of the K2 form of this nutrient. At this time we are seeking funding to conduct a comprehensive scientific literature review and a comprehensive rethinking of the many roles of vitamin K in bone, cardiovascular, and systemic health.