Vitamin D deficiency and susceptibility to tuberculosis

This post includes a synopsis of a study published in Calcified Tissue International 2000 Jun;66(6):476-8 and a recipe for scrambled eggs.

Study title and author:
Vitamin D deficiency and susceptibility to tuberculosis.
Chan TY.                                                                                                                            Books:

Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.

This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10821887
 
The author observes that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a higher risk of tuberculosis, such as with people with low serum vitamin D levels e.g. the elderly and patients with kidney disease.
 
The richest dietary sources of vitamin D include: butterfat, lard, eggs, liver, organ meats, marine oils and seafood.
 
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Recipe of the day
                                                                                                                             Food Mall: Eggs

Scrambled Eggs

 

Ingredients:

- Fresh eggs

Instructions:
- Scramble desired number of eggs in lard.