Calcium plus vitamin D supplements may help prevent weight gain in postmenopausal women
Weight Loss :: Calcium plus vitamin D supplements may help prevent weight gain in postmenopausal women Postmenopausal women who take calcium and vitamin D supplements may gain less weight than those who do not, although the overall effect is small, according to a report in the May 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one [...]
Vitamin D3 provides the skin with protection from harmful microbes
Vitamin D :: Vitamin D3 provides the skin with protection from harmful microbes A new study to be published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation shows that wounding of the skin of humans triggers the production (by skin cells known as keratinocytes) of the active form of vitamin D3, which, in turn, induces an immune [...]
Vitamin D may reduce falls in elderly nursing home residents
Vitamin D :: Vitamin D may reduce falls in elderly nursing home residents New research suggests that reducing the number of falls suffered by seniors in nursing homes may be helped by taking a vitamin, along with other measures known to decrease falls. According to a study in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, seniors [...]
Vitamin D lowers multiple sclerosis risk
Vitamin D :: Vitamin D lowers multiple sclerosis risk New research suggests that having higher circulating levels of vitamin D is associated with a reduced risk for multiple sclerosis, although this relationship was not seen for black and Hispanic individuals, according to a study in the Dec. 20 issue of JAMA. Multiple sclerosis (MS) is [...]
Vitamin D intake halves cancer risk
Vitamin D :: Vitamin D intake halves cancer risk Vitamin D – known to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus – may also help in reducing cancer risk, a new study has found. According to cancer prevention specialists at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Medical Center, [...]
Vitamin D deficiency – Common and problematic yet preventable
Vitamin D :: Vitamin D deficiency – Common and problematic yet preventable In a review article to appear in the July 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Dr. Michael Holick, an internationally recognized expert in vitamin D, provides an overview of his pioneering work that expounds on the important role vitamin D [...]
Canadian Cancer Society announces Vitamin D recommendation
Vitamin D :: Canadian Cancer Society announces Vitamin D recommendation The Canadian Cancer Society is recommending a specific amount of Vitamin D supplementation for Canadians to consider taking. This first-time recommendation is based on the growing body of evidence about the link between Vitamin D and reducing risk for colorectal, breast and prostate cancers. “The [...]
Vitamin C offers little protection against colds
Vitamin C :: Vitamin C offers little protection against colds Unless you run marathons, you probably won?t get much protection from common colds by taking a daily supplemental dose of vitamin C, according to an updated review of 30 studies. Conducted over several decades and including more than 11,000 people who took daily doses of [...]
Vitamin C could prevent heart disease
Vitamin C :: Vitamin C could prevent heart disease The old theory about vitamin C, that it helps prevent the common cold, still hasn’t proved true. But a new study says it might help prevent something more important: heart disease. A study tracking more than 85,000 nurses over 16 years found that those taking vitamin [...]
