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Vitamin D recommendations for teens may be too low
Thursday, June 12, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adolescents can safely take, and may need, vitamin D doses that are up to 10 times what is generally recommended, a small study suggests. In a trial that followed 340, 10- to 17-year-olds for one year, Lebanese researchers found that vitamin D doses equivalent to 2,000 IU per day were not only safe, but also achieved more-desirable blood levels of the vitamin.… continue reading
Vitamin D good for men’s hearts?
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
WILL DUNHAM
WASHINGTON — Men with low levels of vitamin D have an elevated risk for a heart attack, researchers said on Monday in the latest study to identify important possible health benefits from the “sunshine vitamin.” In the study, men classified as deficient in vitamin D were about 2.5 times more likely to have a heart attack than those with higher levels of the vitamin.… continue reading
Breastfed babies lack vitamin D
Monday, June 9, 2008
PAUL TAYLOR ptaylor@globeandmail.com
There appears to be a downside to the growing resurgence of mothers breastfeeding their infants – some babies are now suffering from vitamin D deficiency. Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston conducted blood tests on 365 seemingly healthy babies and found 40 per cent of them had below optimal levels of the bone-building vitamin and 12 per cent were clearly deficient in the nutrient.… continue reading
Vitamin D intake to attain a desired Blood Level
Monday, June 9, 2008
Vitamin D intake to attain a desired serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration1,2,3 John F Aloia, Manish Patel, Rhett DiMaano, Melissa Li-Ng, Sonia A Talwar, Mageda Mikhail, Simcha Pollack and James K Yeh 1 From the Bone Mineral Research Center, Winthrop University Hospital, Mineola, NY Background: Indirect evidence suggests that optimal vitamin D status is achieved with a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration >75 nmol/L.… continue reading
Lack of vitamin D may cause juvenile diabetes
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Children who live in countries at higher latitudes, such as Canada, where there is less sunlight for much of the year, are far more likely to develop juvenile diabetes than kids who live at or near the equator, new research says.… continue reading
