In the News
Tanning bed group opposes teenager ban
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
KELOWNA, British Columbia — Ontario, Canada’s bid to ban indoor tanning facilities for teenagers is being criticized as counterproductive by a professional organization. The Joint Canadian Tanning Association, based in Kelowna, British Columbia, issued a release Thursday saying Bill 83, now in the provincial legislature would drive teenagers to burn themselves in outdoor sun if they are denied access to the tanning machines.… continue reading
How Much Sun Does It Take to Make Vitamin D?
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Nancy Shute
People are puzzling over the new Vitamin D guidelines for children, and readers have sent insightful questions my way. Here’s more information on the top two questions: Whether breastfeeding women can increase their Vitamin D so they don’t have to give babies vitamin supplements, and why is it that living north of a certain latitude makes it difficult to synthesize Vitamin D in the skin.… continue reading
Lack of sunlight linked to male infertility
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
By Tamara McLean
AN Australian infertility study has revealed disturbing levels of vitamin D deficiency among men who are unable to impregnate their partners. The discovery surprised Sydney researchers investigating the incidence of DNA fragmentation of sperm, a significant factor in male infertility.… continue reading
Sorting through the studies: breast cancer and diet
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Samara Felesky-Hunt For The Calgary Herald
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among Canadian women, accounting for about 30 per cent of all new cancer cases each year. One in 25 Canadian women will die from this disease and researchers are still not certain of the direct cause.… continue reading
Pediatricians double vitamin D recommendations
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
By LINDSEY TANNER – 2 days ago CHICAGO (AP) — The nation’s leading pediatricians group says children from newborns to teens should get double the usually recommended amount of vitamin D because of evidence that it may help prevent serious diseases.… continue reading
