“Laughably low recommendations” for vitamin D intake prevent forward progress in solving the vitamin D deficiency epidemic and reducing the associated adverse health conditions
Key Points
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is common – a 2018 study found that vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are increasing at a global level – it is and has been a pandemic
Severe vitamin D deficiency, defined as less than 12 ng/ml, dramatically increases the risk of excess mortality, infections, and many other diseases, and should be avoided whenever possible
Another study found that higher levels of vitamin D were linked to a 59% lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease
Academic who showed chemical sunscreens harm coral reefs suspects they also contribute to beach erosion by poisoning plants that stabilise sand dunes
Chemical sunscreens have ingredients that can stress corals and leave them more susceptible to disease and death, according to research published in 2015
Now the researcher who headed that study is investigating whether they may also harm plants holding sand dunes together, and thus contribute to beach erosion
A US researcher is investigating whether the chemical sunscreens he showed damage corals are also toxic to plants on sand dunes and thus contribute to the erosion of beaches.
Summer Application Intake to Open
for Canada-Manitoba Job GrantThe governments of Canada and Manitoba are opening the second round of program intake for the Canada-Manitoba Job Grant in 2023, which helps businesses meet training and workforce development needs for new and existing employees, Economic Development, Investment and Trade Minister Jeff Wharton announced today.… continue reading
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