Vitamin D, disease and therapeutic opportunities.
The discovery of the vitamin D endocrine system and a receptor for the hormonal form, 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3), has brought a new understanding of the relationship between vitamin D and metabolic...
View ArticleLow vitamin D status associated with cognitive decline: Study
Inadequate dietary intake of vitamin D is associated with higher levels of cognitive impairment; however it remains unclear if the link is causal, according to a new study. The study, published in...
View ArticleTriple That Vitamin D Intake, Panel Prescribes
A long-awaited report from the Institute of Medicine to be released Tuesday triples the recommended amount of vitamin D most Americans should take every day to 600 international units from 200 IUs set...
View ArticleSlipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis With Severe Vitamin D Deficiency
Slipped capital femoral epiphysis is a relatively common disorder in late childhood and early adolescence, with an incidence in the United States of approximately 10 per 100,000. Although clinicians...
View ArticleVitamin D Guidelines Edge Upwards, But Most Americans Getting Enough: Report
TUESDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Despite calls by some experts that Americans take in much more vitamin D, a new report from the Institute of Medicine finds that most people are getting enough of...
View ArticleNew vitamin D recommendations promote nutritional deficiency, protect cancer...
(NaturalNews) Earlier this week, the Institute of Medicine finally got around to reluctantly admitting that people need more vitamin D. Raising the daily intake recommendation from 200 IUs to 600 IUs...
View ArticleCalcium with Vitamin D – Best Nutritional Supplements for Bone Health
The IOM committee made various studies but the evidence they found was not enough to prove that these nutritional supplements have an important role in other extraskeletal health effects. Therefore,...
View ArticleHealth Panel Weighs in on Benefits of Vitamin D
(NewsCore) - Vitamin D, much-touted in recent years for its myriad health benefits, may not be as good for us as many believe, according to a report released Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine....
View ArticleBoosting defences with vitamin D
Vitamin D is the name given to a group of fat-soluble steroids, the two major physiologically-relevant forms of which are vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Vitamin D is...
View ArticleFunctional Ingredients: The Reincarnation of Vitamin D
Our interest in vitamin D follows the sun -- or rather, the lack thereof. Though many factors affect vitamin D metabolism, in general moderate sun exposure, at least 20 to 30 minutes per day, can...
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