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Toronto Conference Targets the Vitamin D Deficiency Crisis
Date:10/31/2009

Ontario health care professionals will hear firsthand from some of the world's leading vitamin D experts about the current vitamin D deficiency crisis in North America at an international conference on the diagnosis and treatment of vitamin D deficiency in Toronto November 3. The physicians and researchers in the vitamin D field are presenting information that looks at the current research and practice with vitamin D to enable everyone to take action today, based on what's known to solve the deficiency epidemic and to start the prevention of many diseases.

Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) October 31, 2009 -- Ontario health care professionals will hear firsthand from some of the world's leading vitamin D experts about the current vitamin D deficiency crisis in North America at an international conference on the diagnosis and treatment of vitamin D deficiency in Toronto November 3.

The event, "Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitamin Deficiency:" will be held at the Faculty Club at the University of Toronto School of Medicine from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. and is organized by GrassrootsHealth.

The physicians and researchers in the vitamin D field are presenting information that looks at the current research and practice with vitamin D to enable everyone to take action today, based on what's known to solve the deficiency epidemic and to start the prevention of many diseases.
GrassrootsHealth founder Carole Baggerly says she organized the conference to focus on how to address the vitamin D deficiency crisis.

"What public health action could you take today that could possibly stop breast cancer and colon cancer, prevent type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis, and reduce the incidence of infectious diseases? What would be the economic impact of this action? The answer is greater awareness of your vitamin D level."

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