Category Archives: Nutrition: Vitamins and Minerals: Vitamins
Kids’ intelligence not helped by vitamin D
High levels of vitamin D do not seem to boost teens’ academic performance, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Some previous research has linked higher levels of the vitamin to enhanced brainpower (cognitive function) … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior: Intelligence, Human Behavior: Learning, Vitamin D
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Depression linked to vitamin D
DALLAS – Jan. 5, 2012 – Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to depression, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists working with the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. It is believed to be the largest such investigation ever … Continue reading
Posted in Mental Health: Depression, Vitamin D
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Alzheimer’s-related brain shrinkage less among those with diets high in omega 3 fatty acids and in vitamins C, D, E and the B vitamins
ST. PAUL, Minn. – People with diets high in several vitamins or in omega 3 fatty acids are less likely to have the brain shrinkage associated with Alzheimer’s disease than people whose diets are not high in those nutrients, according … Continue reading
Vitamin therapy can still reduce stroke: JAMA commentary
A commentary by Dr. David Spence of The University of Western Ontario and Dr. Meir Stampfer of the Harvard School of Public Health in the December 21 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) argues that vitamin … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition: Vitamins and Minerals: Vitamin B Complex, Nutrition: Vitamins and Minerals: Vitamin B12, Stroke
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Vitamin D supplementation during exercise training does not alter inflammatory biomarkers in overweight and obese subjects
Eur J Appl Physiol. 2011 Dec 20. [Epub ahead of print] Carrillo AE, Flynn MG, Pinkston C, Markofski MM, Jiang Y, Donkin SS, Teegarden D. Source Wastl Human Performance Laboratory, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. Abstract The purpose of … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial Fitness Industry, Corporate Wellness, Fitness: Strength Training, Sports Medicine, Vitamin D
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Dairy-industry-funded study says their products are key to bone growth for overweight women
Newswise — New research suggests that a calorie-restricted diet higher in protein—mostly from dairy foods—and lower in carbohydrates coupled with daily exercise has a major positive impact on bone health in overweight and obese young women. The study, published online … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition, Nutrition: Diets, Nutrition: Food: Dairy Products, Nutrition: Food: Ice Cream, Nutrition: Functional Foods, Nutrition: Information, Nutrition: Information: Confusion, Nutrition: Labeling, Nutrition: Marketing, Nutrition: MyPlate.gov, Nutrition: Packaging, Nutrition: Supplements, Osteoporosis, Vitamin D, Women's Health
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Caucasians who avoid sun exposure more likely to be vitamin D deficient, Stanford study suggests
Light-skinned people who avoid the sun are twice as likely to suffer from vitamin D deficiency as those who do not, according to a study of nearly 6,000 people by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Surprisingly, the … Continue reading
Posted in Dermatology, Vitamin D
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Vitamin D study suggests no mortality benefit for older women, except some who are thin-waisted
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Doctors agree that vitamin D promotes bone health, but a belief that it can also prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease and other causes of death has been a major health controversy. Consistent with advice issued last … Continue reading
Posted in Elder Care, Vitamin D, Women's Health
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Menopausal women do not get enough vitamin D: study
A healthy diet is especially important during the menopause – a period in which the risk of suffering from health problems increases. Various studies analyse the diet of peri- and postmenopausal women in Spain alongside the troubles that come with … Continue reading
Posted in Elder Care, Vitamin D, Women's Health, Women's Health: Menopause
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Muscle injuries increase with lack of vitamin D: new study
Vitamin D deficiency has been known to cause an assortment of health problems, a recent study being presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in San Diego today, suggests that lack of the vitamin might … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Nutrition, Science Updates, Sports Medicine, Sports Medicine: Injuries, Vitamin D
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Age-related macular degeneration linked to vitamin D lack
Women under the age of 75 with high vitamin D status were less likely to have early age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in adults, a University at Buffalo study has shown. The disease affects … Continue reading
Posted in Eye Disease: Macular Degeneration, Vitamin D
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Early Parkinson’s often accompanied by vitamin D deficiency
Patients with a recent onset of Parkinson disease have a high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency, but vitamin D concentrations do not appear to decline during the progression of the disease, according to a report in the March issue of … Continue reading
Posted in Nutrition, Nutrition: Vitamins and Minerals: Deficiency, Parkinson's, Vitamin D, Vitamin D
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Vitamin D update from the NIH
What is vitamin D and what does it do? Vitamin D is a nutrient found in some foods that is needed for health and to maintain strong bones. It does so by helping the body absorb calcium (one of bone’s … Continue reading
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Allergies in kids may be attributable to vitamin D levels
A study of more than 3,000 children shows that low vitamin D levels are associated with increased likelihood that children will develop allergies, according to a paper published in the February 17 online edition of the Journal of Allergy and … Continue reading
Posted in Allergies, Nutrition, Nutrition: Vitamins and Minerals: Vitamins, Pediatric Health, Vitamin D
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Much higher vitamin D intake needed to cut risk of some cancers, MS, Type 1 diabetes: UCSD, Creighton study
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Creighton University School of Medicine in Omaha have reported that markedly higher intake of vitamin D is needed to reach blood levels that can prevent or markedly cut … Continue reading
Posted in Cancer, Cancer: Breast, Cancer: Colon, Diabetes: Type 1, Multiple Sclerosis, Proactive Prevention, Vitamin D, Vitamin D
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