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True. In an excellent paper, Drs. Harold and Jonathan Newmark (father and son), present the considerable evidence that vitamin D deficiency is one cause, perhaps the major cause, of Parkinson's disease (Muhammad Ali has this disease and, in his case, it may have been caused by boxing. However, a lot of boxers never get Parkinson's disease, and most people who have Parkinson's disease never boxed). Drs. Newmark remark on a 1997 case report in which a patient with Parkinson's disease steadily improved when treated with 4,000 IU daily. However, their recommendation for an interventional study using only 2,000 IU daily in Parkinsonian patients is regrettable. Such a low dose in such a severe disease may tragically miss a treatment effect and would only have to be repeated in the future with physiological amounts of vitamin D. All clinical interventional studies - in any disease - should use enough vitamin D to obtain and then maintain blood levels at levels obtained from natural summertime sun exposure (at least 50 ng/ml). For many people, the aged, African Americans, and the obese, this require 5,000 IU daily. If you know Muhammad Ali, or anyone with Parkinson's disease, suggest they start taking 5,000 IU a day. If they or their doctor are concerned about toxicity, have them read the literature. If they can't do that, have the doctor measure their 25(OH)D and calcium levels every four months. Both patient and doctor will soon realize that 5,000 IU is a physiological dose.
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