Nutrition 227: Vitamin D and Musculoskeletal Health

Nutrition 227: Vitamin D and Musculoskeletal Health is organized by CCEDSeminars. This Course has been approved for a maximum of Credit Hours: 2.

Course Overview:
Why are so many people Vitamin D deficient? This class will help you gain a greater knowledge of what Vitamin D is, how to test for deficiency, and how to supplement properly to build your patients’ levels back to where they should be to improve musculoskeletal health.

Learning Objectives:
• Understand why we test for vitamin D deficiency
• Proper supplementation protocols
• Review the reasons why so many people are deficient
• Outline why exactly vitamin D is so important

Course Outline:
• Detail the physiology of vitamin D
• Does Vitamin D really matter
• Discuss the role of methylaton in Vitamin D metabolism
• Vitamin D and Chronic disease