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Genetic susceptibility to lower vitamin D levels and calcium intake not linked to fracture

30.08.2018 Health Problems

Having a genetic predisposition to lower vitamin D levels and calcium intake is not associated with an increased risk of osteoporotic fracture, conclude researchers in The BMJ today. Their findings add to the ongoing debate over the benefits for the general population of vitamin D supplementation, which is recommended by clinical guidelines to prevent fractures. The findings also back recent […]

Prenatal vitamin D pills won’t boost babies’ growth: study

09.08.2018 Kids Health

(HealthDay)—For pregnant women who are vitamin D-deficient, vitamin supplements won’t improve the growth of their fetus or infant, Canadian researchers report. The study was done in Bangladesh, where vitamin D deficiency is common among women of reproductive age, and where 30 percent of newborns are small and the growth of 36 percent of infants under 5 is stunted. Some studies […]

Higher vitamin D levels may lower breast cancer risk

13.07.2018 Health Problems

(HealthDay)—Higher levels of vitamin D may be protective against breast cancer, according to a study published online June 15 in PLOS ONE. Sharon L. McDonnell, M.P.H., from GrassrootsHealth in Encinitas, Calif., and colleagues examined the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D concentration and breast cancer risk across a broad range of 25(OH)D concentrations (

Study finds vitamin D supplement decreases wheezing for black preterm infants

23.05.2018 Kids Health

African American infants born prematurely are at higher risk for recurrent wheezing. This condition can cause the baby discomfort and is a risk factor for developing asthma later in life. There are no widely-accepted therapies to prevent prematurity-associated wheezing. In a first-of-its-kind study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), an University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s […]

Vitamin C as a treatment for cancer—the evidence so far

25.04.2018 Health Problems

If a headline says research shows a diet rich in a food ‘could help fight cancer’ then our advice would be to read on with a critical eye. Vitamin C is a great example of this. In fact, headlines from last year could have you believe that eating oranges might cure cancer. This media interest stemmed from two studies testing […]

Vitamin D blood test may one day speed bipolar diagnosis in kids

05.04.2018 Health Problems

A blood test may have the potential to speed accurate diagnosis – and proper treatment – of bipolar disorder in children, new research suggests. Researchers at The Ohio State University found that children with bipolar disorder had higher blood levels of a protein associated with vitamin D compared to children without mood disorders. Finding a blood test to confirm bipolar […]