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Another Olympian hunk is Mexican Diver Osmar Olvera:

I can see him on my bed right now:

British diver Kyle Kothari made me adjust my gonads in my underwear.... Not all divers have such rock-hard abs:

2000 IU per day will definitely not lead to excessive blood levels of 25-OH Vitamin D. This is what one can call a usual dose which will get most people at least close to, if not within the recommended range (depending on sun exposure/season). If you have little sun exposure, you may need 3000 IU per day. Assuming you've been taking the same dose for a couple of months, you might as well get a level checked, probably optimally in the winter. 2000 IU represents 50 mcg. A toxic dose would entail a daily dose of 1 GRAM per day, or 20 times that dose. It's probably not a good idea to take 12,000 IU per day (3 mg), as that's way above daily needs (even if you spend all day in a cave), and I don't think there's any evidence that taking larger doses does much good. Even without Vitamin D and calcium, bodybuilding in and of itself increases bone density. This is why the one tangible health benefit of obesity is a lower risk of osteoporosis (though the many health risks of obesity greatly outweigh this benefit). As far as one's bones are concerned, carrying all of that weight is tantamount to bodybuilding (of course, lower extremity joints don't like that excess weight and will wear down). I personally take one 2000 IU capsule daily, plus two tablets of Citracal+D tablets, which provide an additional 1000 IU. (I do put SPF 30 or higher when outdoors due a history of basal cell skin cancers). This gets my 25-OH D levels in the mid 30s, in the recommended range. Toxicity gets seen with levels over 150 (ng/ml): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2665033/#:~:text=Vitamin D insufficiency is now,be > 30 ng%2Fml. "...With all of this information collectively, most experts now agree that vitamin D deficiency should be defined as a 25(OH)D of < 20 ng/ml. Vitamin D insufficiency is now recognized as a 25(OH)D of 21-29 ng/ml. The preferred level for 25(OH)D is now recommended by many experts to be > 30 ng/ml... Based on the literature, it appears that vitamin D intoxication does not occur until blood levels are above 150-200 ng/ml. Vitamin D intoxication is defined as a 25(OH)D > 150 ng/ml that is associated with hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria and often hyperphosphatemia...".

Too soon?

Someone in the Redwood City Parks & Recreation Department had a good sense of humor (read the bottom part):

Where did you get the information that it causes cancer? Unless one lives in the tropics, or between the tropics and the 45 latitude in the Spring and Summer, and wears short sleeves and no sunblock, vitamin D supplementation is usually needed, generally a good 2000 to 3000 IU's a day. While it's not a bad idea to check levels before starting therapy, and recheck a few months after going on therapy, it's safe to assume that absence sunblock-less sun exposure at appropriate latitudes, there will be vitamin D deficiency. I remember a visit in Canada when I saw billboards encouraging vitamin D supplementation. This supplementation will be needed by almost all Canadians (unless living in the southern Ontario Peninsula) and all Russians (unless living in southern Krasnodar Krai), barring unusual activity such as tanning bed usage. If you, @Moses , have had your 25-OH vitamin D levels checked in the winter, and you don't supplement, I would be extremely surprised to learn you weren't deficient. (Obviously, now, late summer, is the worst time to check those levels, especially if you live along the Black Sea) As for toxicity, this scientific article which summarized 135 studies showed that toxicity only comes with daily doses some 10 times or more currently available supplements. Yes, hypercalcemia can cause kidney damage, but I know of no evidence of a cancer risk. https://ajcn.nutrition.org/article/S0002-9165(22)04376-3/pdf "...All of the reports of vitamin D toxicity showing the convincing evidence of hypercalcemia involve serum 25(OH)D concentrations well above 200 nmol/L (Table 5), which requires a daily intake of ≥1000 mg (40 000 IU), and which could thus be conservatively considered the LOAEL...".

This doesn't look like anywhere in Norway that I know:

Karsten Warholm is another stud to admire...

Trump, give up an opportunity to spout lies? You can't be serious.

Well, in any case, if government resources were used to try to locate him, whether it be due to infantile behavior, mental illness, substance abuse, or just a bad sense of humor, he probably should be put on a "do not let him in the country again" list. Whatever the reason for his behavior, let it be the UK government's problem. He should be on every country's shit list.

Well, if this was all a hoax, then there should be criminal charges. Sherri Papini ended up serving time and having to reimburse local authorities $300,000 for her hoax: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherri_Papini_kidnapping_hoax

Only in extreme cases are medical personnel released from HIPPA/confidentiality laws. For example, if someone were to reveal to his physician that he intended to kill someone (or himself), or if there is child/spousal/elder abuse, confidentiality does go out the window. Unfortunately, outing a liar, while perhaps in the public's best interest, doesn't qualify. Trump has spouted the most awful lies about his health. Certainly, in my mind, the man's a public danger. However, if I were his physician, and I were to point out his lies, even if the lies were about things I reportedly said (but did not), I would be subject to both civil and criminal liability. At the very least, I suspect my license would be put on probation, if not suspended, and there would certainly be lots of requirements to get out of the mess, such as taking ethics courses, and so on. The exceptions are requirements to report any suspicion of child/elder/spousal abuse, and Tarasoff warning to protect those in immediate danger. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarasoff_v._Regents_of_the_University_of_California

It's called patient confidentiality/privacy. I find it hard to believe you've never heard of this. Health care personnel can only release information with the patient's consent. Is this not general knowledge?

Well, if public funds were used to look for the dude, especially at the family's request, then, yes, I think it is the public's business. And, if the "missing person" was just being an asshole while a public search was going on, I also think that he should owe a refund. The fact that the family doesn't want the public to know the details comes off as suspicious. This whole affair smells of the Sherri Papini story from several years' back. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherri_Papini_kidnapping_hoax

You're arguing with a loon...

I wish your brain would filter out reality from hallucinations. Maybe you should cut back on the magic mushrooms.

Jules Bouyer also isn't optimally aerodynamic/streamlined....

I guess he could learn from some drag queens about tucking!

Oooh. You're right. Tom Daley and Jack Laugher are better looking. NBC hasn't been showing much in terms of men's competition, specifically, I don't remember diving being televised. Nice to see they're still competing at the ripe "old age" of 30! 😋

Not quite as handsome, but one who's proud to represent his country is weightlifter Hampton Miller Morris.