http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/12/20/vitamin-d-deficiency-part-three.aspxA study found that almost half of elderly women in high-level residential care, though not bedridden, were severely deficient in vitamin D. Being vitamin D deficient puts the elderly at more of a risk to fall and injure themselves, possibly leading toenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2003/12/20/vitamin-d-deficiency-part-three.aspx#36384Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:33:48 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:36384C Kris J<p>The caution about dangers of getting too much vitamin D are overblown. There is good evidence that supposed vitamin D toxicity is actually a sign of vitamin A deficiency. Vitamins A &amp; &nbsp;D need to be in good balance, which they are in good quality cod liver oil. The same holds true for supposed vitamin A toxicity - which is really a sign of vitamin D deficiency. See &quot;Vitamin A On Trial: Does Vitamin A Cause Osteoporosis?&quot; at <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/vitamina-osteo.html">www.westonaprice.org/.../vitamina-osteo.html</a> &nbsp;for the research supporting this important balance issue. And also &quot;Vitamin A, Vitamin D and Cod Liver Oil: Some Clarifications&quot; - <a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.westonaprice.org/basicnutrition/clarifications.html">www.westonaprice.org/.../clarifications.html</a> </p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=36384" width="1" height="1">