Cancer Study: How Much Sun Is Too Much?
Cancer Research hopes a new study will discover how much sun each person needs to produce vitamin D without causing skin damage. A trial is under way to investigate the health benefits and risks […]
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Vitamin D and the brain
Posted on August 8, 2012 by John Cannell, MD I love to see statements like this in review papers: “Clinical observations about vitamin D effects relate to alterations of mood and cognition, brain development, Alzheimer’s, multiple sclerosis, depression, […]
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Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Death Risk in Older Adults: Study
FRIDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with low vitamin D levels — especially those who are frail — have an increased risk of death. That’s the finding of Oregon State University researchers who […]
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Vitamin D May Prolong Life
By Amber Moore Increasing vitamin D intake could increase the chances of living for the elderly, especially for those who are really frail, a new study says. Increasing vitamin D intake could increase the chances of […]
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Should I let my kids get some vitamin D from the sun?
The question: Is there such a thing as too much sunscreen? Shouldn’t I let my kids get some vitamin D from the sun? The answer: Sun exposure is one way of getting vitamin D. Ingesting dairy products […]
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Latitude line up: EBV joins vitamin D centre stage
MS Trust – not in this weekends music festival but in research into the causes of MS Research published this week sheds further light on why MS is generally more prevalent further away from the […]
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Many LA Latinos and African Americans are deficient in Vitamin D
According to Lily Li, MD, PhD, many Los Angeles Latinos and African Americans are deficient in Vitamin D. Furthermore, many individuals of all ethnicities throughout the nation are deficient in the essential vitamin. Dr. Li is in LA […]
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Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Poor Lung Function in Asthmatic Children
Vitamin D deficiency is associated with poorer lung function in asthmatic children treated with inhaled corticosteroids, according to the findings of a new study published in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. […]
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Can Vitamin D Reduce Risk of Depression?
Research has been conducted on many aspects of major depression, including family risk factors, antidepressant effects, psychotherapeutic efficacy, and lifestyle influence. Remission and relapse rates have been dissected and scrutinized based on age, gender, comorbidity, […]
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Vitamin D Status Impacts Weight Gain in Older Women
For older women who gain weight, high levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] are linked with less weight gain compared to that found in women with low levels of 25(OH)D, according to a study published online […]
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Vitamin D plus calcium tied to longer life
By Amy Norton (Reuters Health) – Older adults who take vitamin D and calcium supplements may live a bit longer than their peers, a new research review suggests. Researchers found that older adults who were […]
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Children’s body fat linked to Vitamin D insufficiency in mothers
Children are more likely to have more body fat during childhood if their mother has low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy, according to scientists at the Medical Research Council Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), […]
