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Linus Pauling Institute Fall, 2009 Newsletter

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a. Zinc is Crucial for DNA Integrity and Prostate Health - Yang Song, PhD
b. Vitamin D - Vitamin D deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency in the world, occurring in over 50% of people in the US, Europe, China, India, and elsewhere.  To achieve satisfactory vitamin D status in infants, Dr. Holick recommends 4,000 IU/day for lactating mothers to ensure adequate vitamin D status in nursing infants.  He recommends at least 400 IU daily for children and 1,400-2,000 for adolescents and adults.  Toxicity is very rare and does not occur until at least 10,0000 IU have been consumed daily for at least five months.

Also published: Frei B et al: Recent work at NIH has elucidated how very high concentrations of vitamin C attained only by IV administration generate hydrogen peroxide around cancer cells that then kills them.  This mechanistic explanation should stimulate better-designed clinical trials using IV vitamin C.