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Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
(HealthDay News) — Over the course of two decades, vitamin D levels have dramatically decreased among Americans, a new study finds. Low levels of vitamin D have been associated with rickets in children and lower bone mineral density in adults.… continue reading
D*action campaign urges Canadians to test vitamin D levels
Thursday, March 19, 2009
TORONTO — Canadians need to take action now to have their vitamin D levels tested so they can address the vitamin D deficiency epidemic in this country. Because 90 per cent of your vitamin D comes from sunlight, 97 per cent of Canadians will become vitamin D deficient sometime during the year, most likely between October and March when sun exposure is minimal.… continue reading
To be skinny you need vitamin D
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Examiner.com
You need sunlight for your body to make Vitamin D. To keep the fat off, you need vitamin D, according to research from the Medical College of Georgia. The latest study, which focused on teenagers, found that teens who consumed the most vitamin D had less body fat, and kept fat off the waistline.… continue reading
Lawmaker sees Big Tobacco fight in tanning bill
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
By JACKIE STONE Associated Press Writer
Texas — A proposal that would make it harder for Texas teenagers to enter the tanning bed was compared to legislation against Big Tobacco in testimony before a House panel Tuesday. “In the United states and Texas, we don’t allow our teens to purchase cigarettes until after they are 18 because it is a carcinogen,” said Rep.… continue reading
Breast cancer specialists say night shift link not yet proven
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The World Today – Reporter: Karen Barlow
Australian doctors say Denmark is jumping the gun in compensating breast cancer patients for working night shifts. Danish authorities have responded to a World Health Organisation ruling that long-term night shift workers are at an increased risk of developing breast cancer.… continue reading
