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ScienceDaily (July 7, 2008) — Low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect primary tooth calcification, leading to enamel defects, which are a risk factor for early-childhood tooth decay. Investigators from the University of Manitoba (Winnipeg and Victoria) recently presented* the results of a study they conducted to determine the vitamin D status of pregnant women, the incidence of enamel defects and early-childhood tooth decay among their infants, and the relationship with pre-natal vitamin D levels.… continue reading

Vitamin D insufficiency is common particularly during wintertime. After the recommendation by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finnish fluid milks and margarines have been fortified with vitamin D since February 2003. The aims of the present study were to examine the impact of vitamin D fortification of food supplies on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (S-25(OH)D) concentrations and on daily dietary vitamin D intake among adolescent females.… continue reading

For the last 80 years, scientists have focused on the link between vitamin D and calcium—the vitamin is necessary for calcium absorption and its deficiency leads to rickets. But this is just the visible tip of the iceberg. Beyond calcium absorption, vitamin D plays a role in cell-cycle and immune regulation, because it is involved in gene-expression processes.… continue reading

Experts at a recent nutritional symposium have concluded that fortified food or supplements including calcium, folic acid and vitamins, can play an important role to improve the nutrient intake of the Irish population. Below are the key points of their messages.… continue reading

The Canadian Press TORONTO — With study after study touting the potential benefits of vitamin D, which could include staving off some cancers, requests for tests to check patients’ blood levels have soared in the last year, swamping some medical labs.… continue reading