vitamin d

Can Vitamin D Protect Against Breast Cancer?

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:05:00 -0600

A study says vitamin D supplements don't stave off breast cancer, but many doctors say the evidence is still slim

Vitamin D May Not Prevent Breast Cancer

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:05:06 -0600

Vitamin D supplements, taken at a dose of 400 international units per day, may not help prevent breast cancer in women after menopause, a new study shows.

A Round of Vitamin D

admin — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:27:21 -0600

Of late there has been an avalanche of new research about vitamin D. Today we'll have a little roundup of the most recent findings about the break-out vitamin of the year.

The following new findings, all of which have surfaced in journals and news reports in the last week or thereabouts, give a fairly representative idea of how wide-ranging and positive the expanding knowledge of vitamin D has become. The items that are highlighted today are just a cross-section, and only the most recent, but it is very apparent from this small sample...

Could vitamin D save us from radiation?

admin — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:00:00 -0600

(Inderscience Publishers) A form of vitamin D could protect us against damage from low levels of radiation according to new research to be published in the International Journal of Low Radiation.

Lung airway cells activate vitamin D and increase immune respons...

admin — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:00:00 -0600

(University of Iowa) Essential to good health, vitamin D requires activation to function properly in the body. Until recently, this activation was thought to occur primarily in the kidneys. A new study finds it can occur in lung airway cells. The investigation also links the vitamin D produced in the lung airway cells to activation of infection-fighting genes.

Monthly Vitamin D Supplementation

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:46:20 -0500

According to researchers from Israel and Canada, people can receive vitamin D supplementation in mega monthly doses just as effectively as daily supplementation. Receiving a dose of vitamin D once every four weeks can ensure that you have enough of the vitamin circulating in your system, and monthly dosing can make it easier of people to stick with vitamin D supplementation.

A Little More Info...

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:46:57 -0500

Between the new AAP recommendations for children and a few new studies published in the The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition and Achieves of Neurology, there has been much to-do

Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Parkinson's

admin — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:27:28 -0500

Over half of all Parkinson's patients have insufficient levels vitamin D according to a recent study from Emory University. This finding further supports the hypothesis that inadequate vitamin D levels may contribute to neurodegenerative disorders in general, such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Parkinson's patients were found to be the more likely than Alzheimer's patients to be vitamin D deficient, while both groups are more likely to be vitamin D deficient than healthy adults.

Kids Aren't Getting Enough Vitamin D

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:30:03 -0500

Pediatricians say babies, children and teens need to double their intake of vitamin D

Parkinson's linked to vitamin D

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:07:07 -0500

Scientists are testing whether vitamin D supplements can ease symptoms of Parkinson's disease.