It was not until 1919, however, when rickets raged severely
in Berlin because of the scarcity of food. That a German-Jewish physician,
Huldchinsky, tried to cure the disease, not by natural sunlight. Which was
often absent.
In the twenties, two Americans, Boyd and Drain, noticed that
every one of 28 children admitted to hospital for diabetes, suffered dental
caries. But after a period on a strict diabetic diet, all caries were arrested.
They then tried this diet on children with decaying teeth who were not
diabetics and again all decay was arrested in ten weeks. The significant
item/factor in that diet is Vitamin D.
As long ago as 1918
Mrs. (Later lady) Mellanby realized that vitamin D helped to prevent children’s
teeth from decaying. On her evidence, P.G. Anderson, C.H.M. Williams,
H. Halderson and C. Summerfieldt carried out an eperiementon children in
two orphanages in Toronto in 1932. Both
groups were given food, rich in Vitamin D. they were also made to brush their
teeth daily. At the end of the period. It was found that each of the child had
an average of 1.5 new cavities in his/her teeth. Whereas children in other
schools in Toronto have three cavities.
Each orphanage was the divided into two groups. One received
eight drops of viosterol (1,ooo I.U of vitamin D) every day in a ginger cookie.
The other a cookie without the vitamin.
It was found that between the ages of 3-10 the vitamin had a
marked effect in preventing decay. After that, the effect was diminished.
From these and similar experiments, we have learnt
that vitamin D given in the formative years builds strong teeth, sound bones,
and lays foundation that cannot be put down after puberty.
D vitamin is one viatamin of which one can have far too much
for 500-1500 I.U. will prevent rickets. 1,000-3,000 will cure it. 10,000 is
toxic dose. Nursing mothers and growing children need more vitamin D than
adults. Infants 2-3 weeks old, should have 350 I.U. a day. During the second
month 700. Until puberty 1,000 I.U. a day. Adults need 200 I.U.
daily as well.
During pregnancy, vitamin D prevents loss of calcium from
bones and teeth. The scientist MacBeath and Zucker proved in 1938 that it is
also a powerful factor in the prevention of dental caries in adults. But it is
even more important when the teeth are developing.
When the body has too little vitamin D, Calcium and
phosphorus are not absorbed through the walls of the intestines into the blood
(from which they are passed on to build bones and teeth). But are excreted out
of the body. So unless, growing children are given enough vitamin D. Much of
the calcium in milk and greens are lost. And bones become soft and bend. And
teeth break down. Once the adolescent stage is passed, the lack of vitamin D is
less serious.
Rickets is a disease we associate only with children, but in
old China. Where women of the higher classes had their feet encased to prevent
them from growing and lived mainly indoors. In india where millions of high
caste women exist perpetually in purdah. In Japan, where women used to be kept
from the sun’s ray and light. And wherever the diet of women are serious
deficient in calcium and phosphorous (or both). They suffer from osteomalacia,
a disease in which the bones grow soft and deformed because of the removal of
these salts. The pelvic bones of women affected by this disease becomes
distorted and child bearing is a
dangerous ordeal.
We know a great deal about vitamin D and the good it can do.
But not all. Like vitamins A and C. It stimulates and aids the healing of
wounds. It has been used successfully to treat some cases of asthma and hay
fever. Whereas other cases of the same complaint are made worse by it, why?
Vitamin D, has been used for treating a distention of the
cornea of the eye, known as keratoconus. But there is so much that we don’t
know. And research is cont
Wherefore we came out with….
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