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EU urged to help tackle Vitamin D deficiency

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
A parliamentary hearing has been told the EU should adopt an “effective and efficient” strategy to tackle the growing problem of vitamin D deficiency. The workshop on Tuesday heard there is currently a “huge” shortfall in Europe in the recommended intake of vitamin D.… continue reading

UV radiation, not vitamin D, might limit multiple sclerosis symptoms

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Ultraviolet radiation from sunshine seems to thwart multiple sclerosis, but perhaps not the way most researchers had assumed, a new study in mice suggests. If validated in further research, the finding could add a twist to a hypothesis that has gained credence in recent decades.
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N.B. tanning industry backs some regulation

Wednesday, March 24, 2010
BY GREG WESTON
TIMES & TRANSCRIPT STAFF
 
FREDERICTON – Just as the province is about to begin formulating a new set of guidelines for the use of tanning beds, some in the industry say the old legislation wasn’t effective and new regulations should be limited.
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Two-thirds of Canadians don’t get enough vitamin D: report

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Jill Mahoney Globe and Mail Update Published on Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010 9:01AM EDT Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010 12:46PM EDT Two-thirds of Canadians do not have enough vitamin D Canada for overall health and disease prevention, according to a landmark Statistics Canada study.… continue reading

CDC: Babies Don’t Get Enough Vitamin D

Tuesday, March 23, 2010
By Salynn Boyles
March 22, 2010 — As few as one in five formula-fed babies and one in 20 breastfed babies are getting as much vitamin D in their diets as the nation’s leading pediatricians’ group now calls for, the CDC says.
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