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Vitamin D: Facts & Figures
Thursday, July 3, 2008
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
Ca, vit D and proteins
Thursday, July 3, 2008
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
Demand for vitamin D tests soars as benefits touted
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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
Back pain may be caused by low vitamin D levels
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
News Staff
Most people with chronic back pain have inadequate levels of vitamin D and their symptoms are either alleviated or eliminated when they increase their daily intake of the vitamin, a new report says. In an analysis of 22 clinical trials of people with chronic back pain, Dr.… continue reading
Lack of sunshine vitamin may cloud survival odds, study suggests
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Provided by: The Canadian Press Written by: Lindsey Tanner, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO – New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the “sunshine” vitamin’s role in good health. Patients with the lowest blood levels of vitamin D were about two times more likely to die from any cause during the next eight years than those with the highest levels, the study found.… continue reading
