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Washington, May 27 (ANI): Based on an analyses of previous studies, a research article suggests that further investigation into Vitamin D deficiency’s possible direct or indirect linkages with Alzheimer’’s disease and vascular dementia is needed. William B. Grant, PhD of the Sunlight, Nutrition, and Health Research Center (SUNARC), writes that low serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] have been associated with increased risk for cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus, depression, dental caries, osteoporosis, and periodontal disease, all of which are either considered risk factors for dementia or have preceded incidence of dementia.… continue reading

Michel Cottier takes a large dose of vitamin D as part of a University of Toronto test trial on its effects on MS sufferers.  Canadian research is shedding light on intriguing evidence that vitamin D may cut relapse for some multiple sclerosis patients.… continue reading

Current recommendations for Vitamin D were called “grossly inadequate” today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 18th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress. “National recommendations from the Food and Nutrition Board are 400 to 600 International Units (IU) a day,” Neil Binkley, MD, an Associate Professor in Geriatrics and Endocrinology at the University of Wisconsin said.… continue reading

WASHINGTON: Expectant women with low levels of vitamin D are at an increased risk of developing a common vaginal infection that raises the risk of preterm delivery, finds a new study. University of Pittsburgh researchers have revealed that pregnant women with vitamin D deficiency may suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV), a common vaginal infection.… continue reading

New dosage recommendation doubles Cancer Society guidelines Martin Mittelstaedt Environment reporter  Canada and the United States could cut their annual incidence of colon and breast cancer, two of the most common and deadly malignancies, by about 25 per cent if everyone took vitamin D supplements of 2,000 International Units a day, according to a new study.… continue reading