Low vitamin D linked to heart disease, death

Re:Low vitamin D linked to heart disease, death by ilaksh on Sunday November 27, 2011 @12:50PM (#3282876)

Weird question: say you were only awake at night and therefore had very low blood serum levels of Vitamin D. Would drinking a healthy person's blood improve your own Vitamin D levels?

Just wondering.

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Re:Low vitamin D linked to heart disease, death by rsheridan6 on Sunday November 27, 2011 @02:14PM (#3283119)

Probably not by a significant enough level that you wouldn't have problems from iron overload first. Vitamin D blood levels are measured in picograms or nanograms per mL. You need more like a milligram or so per day.

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Re:Low vitamin D linked to heart disease, death by sliverstorm on Sunday November 27, 2011 @01:35PM (#3282995)

All my friends who live like that have a rather sour disposition, so I'm guessing not.

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Re:Low vitamin D linked to heart disease, death by ilaksh on Sunday November 27, 2011 @01:41PM (#3283012)

You have friends who drink human blood?

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Re:Low vitamin D linked to heart disease, death by gonzo on Sunday November 27, 2011 @02:17PM (#3283125)

not for long!

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