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Mary Ann Lindley: Next on the worry list is Vitamin D
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Mary Ann Lindley Editorial Page Editor
I slipped on my swimsuit Monday afternoon in a secure, undisclosed location — my tiny fenced-in secret garden — and tiptoed gingerly from my sick bed (flu, I guess) to absorb a little medicinal Vitamin D.… continue reading
Go for the big D
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Tom Spears
Another study says vitamin D is good for you — this time, for your heart. The Journal of the American College of Cardiology says people with low levels of the vitamin, which comes from sunshine and pills but not much else, are twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke within five years compared to people with higher levels.… continue reading
Boost for scientists hunting for proof of vitamin D link to bowel cancer
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
(James Glossop/The Times)
Professor Harry Campbell and his team have been awarded £225,000 grant Melanie Reid Scientists have been awarded a £225,000 grant to explore further the relationship between low levels of vitamin D in the diet and the incidence of colorectal cancer in Scotland.… continue reading
Fitness and Health: Truth or myth?
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Athletes should take extra B vitamin supplements. FALSE. New research shows that intense exercise increases your body’s need for several B vitamins, which help repair muscle damage and reduce levels of homocysteine, an amino acid linked to increased heart disease risk that rises in people who exercise for more than 12 hours weekly.… continue reading
Discovered: The genetic flaw that triggers skin cancer
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
By Fiona Macrae, Daily Mail
Scientists have pinpointed a gene that triggers the most deadly form of skin cancer, paving the way for new treatments for the disease. Up to 70 per cent of cases of malignant melanoma could be sparked by a genetic mutation caused by ageing and over-exposure to the sun.… continue reading
