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Vitamin D3
and Merck's Manual
Dr. Norman F.
Childers
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The latest editions of Merck's Manual are beginning to warn against excess
Vitamin D, known as "hypervitaminosis D." Their statement is as
follows: "As the new highly active forms of vitamin D (D3)
are being increasingly used, possible toxic effects of long-term therapy will
need to be watched." The medical profession is apparently "not
yet aware" of the nightshades having vitamin D3 naturally in
them, which further aggravates the problem of D3 in milk and most
breakfast cereals. Some doctors have been unfortunately prescribing
vitamin D pills and recommending milk to correct the "calcium" problem
and arthritis.
*Merck's
Manual is available from Merck Research Laboratories, Merck & Co.,
Inc., Rahway, NJ 07451. It is 6 x 9 inches, and about 2 1/2 inches
thick with thin paging. It is an excellent reference revised
annually by MD's and PhD's, mainly for the medical profession and written
in medical terms (which are defined in most dictionaries)
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