(MENAFNEditorial) A prominent vitamin D screening expert in the United States has said that too many healthy Americans are requesting routine vitamin D tests when in fact they are not necessary. Vitamin D screening is costing insurance companies and the federal government several million dollars annually and some experts believe that this money could be put to better use. "We simply do not have sufficient quality data to justify routine vitamin D testing for people who are in good health. A lot of people are under the impression that routine testing can benefit their overall health in the long term but I can't think of any solid evidence to support this notion" said Dr. Clifford Rosen. Dr. Rosen's comments which came shortly after the United States Preventive Services Task Force published their latest guidelines have drawn a lot of criticism.
Many doctors and researchers have condemned Dr. Rosen's remarks with some even accusing him of being irresponsible. Nonetheless Dr. Rosen's comments are echoed in the United States Preventive Services Task Force's latest report which also says that there are no proven long term benefits to be had from routine vitamin D testing.
"Perhaps they should have waited with their report" said Mr. Oliver Adams a spokesman for Hollywood based Nutra Mina. "Just north of the border in Canada we have Canadians being told that they should all assume they are vitamin D deficient and should therefore take a daily vitamin D supplement. In Britain we have the country's chief medical officer urging doctors to prescribe vitamin D supplements and requesting that supermarkets stock low cost vitamin D supplements. Quite frankly I'm not surprised Dr. Rosen's comments are being questioned." said Mr. Adams during a recent interview.
However some experts have defended Dr. Rosen's comments saying that he was only speaking out about routine testing rather than about vitamin D itself. According the latest guidelines issued by the United States Preventive Services Task Force the average American only needs to spend a few minutes in the sun each day in order to avoid clinical vitamin d deficiency because most people get a good amount of the vitamin from the foods they eat. A clinical deficiency is when an individual's vitamin D drops below 10 nanograms per milliliter of blood. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) guidelines recommend a vitamin D status of between 20 and 30 nanograms per milliliter of blood.
Despite these guidelines many experts recommend aiming for a vitamin D reading of between 50 and 90 nanograms per milliliter of blood. "We aren't in the business of making recommendations but I certainly wouldn't want my own vitamin D status to drop below 50" said Nutra Mina's spokesman Mr. Oliver Adams. "I think if people are concerned about their vitamin D status they should do a little bit of research and then make an informed decision. Of course if you taking medication then you should also talk to your doctor first" he said.
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