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HEALTH AND VITAMIN D
Thursday, December 20, 2007
MARTIN MITTELSTAEDT
Humans carry a lot of cultural baggage when it comes to skin colour, but to scientists it is increasingly a simple matter of a vitamin. Around the world, scientists have observed that the farther human communities live from the equator, the lighter their skin colour tends to be – the result of an evolutionary adaptation related to vitamin D synthesis.… continue reading
Vitamin D: It is important to know your levels
Monday, December 17, 2007
By Nikolas Hedberg
When was the last time you had your vitamin D levels checked? And why should you know? Vitamin D is not just a vitamin important for bone health and the prevention of rickets. It is a prohormone that is essential for regulating calcium metabolism, cell growth, cardiovascular dynamics, immune/ inflammatory balance, neurologic function and genetic expression.… continue reading
Misreported by Junk Science Media, Ill-Informed Health Researchers
Monday, December 17, 2007
By Mike Adams
Conventional medical researchers around the world are scratching their heads over new research published in the Archives of Internal Medicine that shows a strong correlation between depression and osteoporosis. Amazingly, none of them apparently have the presence of mind to consider the simple, common cause behind both conditions: Chronic vitamin D deficiency.… continue reading
Vitamin D dose study adds weight to intake increases
Monday, December 17, 2007
By Stephen Daniells
Doses of vitamin D3 of 2,000 International Units (IU) – the current tolerable upper intake level (UL) in Europe and the US – are needed to ensure blood levels of the vitamin amongst post-menopausal African-American women, says a new study.… continue reading
Australians not getting enough sunlight
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Doctors say Australians have become so fearful of skin cancer from exposure to the sun they are not getting sufficient sunlight to provide adequate vitamin D. Dr. Terry Diamond, an endocrinologist in Sydney, estimates that 20 percent to 30 percent of the population suffers from vitamin D deficiency, The Sydney Morning Herald reports.… continue reading
