Vitamin D
Of the four fat -soluble vitamins, vitamin D is the one concerned with efficient calcium and phosphorus absorption. Working with various hormones-- in particular, calcitonin and the parathyr...
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You probably know that vitamin D is important for bone health. It may also help protect against colds, diabetes, and even cancer. Vitamin deficiencies are suspected in various chronic diseas...
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Taking vitamin D cut the risk of pancreatic cancer nearly in half, according to a new study that is being called the first to show such a benefit.
Vitamin D protects against colorectal and...
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A large new study found no sign that vitamin D lowers the overall risk of dying from cancer, injecting a note of caution to the latest vitamin craze. The exception: People with more vitamin D in th...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People with low vitamin D
levels face an elevated risk for heart attack, heart failure
and stroke, according to a study published Monday suggesting
that the vitamin may prot...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People with higher vitamin D
levels are less likely to die of colorectal cancer, researchers
said Tuesday, but the vitamin does not appear to affect the
chances of dying fro...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - African immigrants with low
levels of vitamin D are much more likely to be infected with
tuberculosis, a finding that suggests the vitamin may help
prevent and treat TB, Aus...
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Very active young women who took higher-than-recommended doses of calcium and vitamin D supplements for eight weeks had fewer stress fractures than women who were given dummy pills, a study of Nava...
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Building hope for one pill to prevent many cancers, vitamin D cut the risk of several types of cancer by 60 percent overall for older women in the most rigorous study yet.The new research strengthe...
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Vitamin D
Vitamin D Deficiency Affects Muscle Strength
