Vitamin D news

• 02 Feb 2012
• New study shows possible link between Vitamin D deficiency and death risk in hemodialysis patients
• Hemodialysis (HD) patients with severe vitamin D deficiency are more than twice as likely to die from any cause compared with those who have sufficient levels of the vitamin, according to a German study.
• 02 Feb 2012
• Vitamin D deficiency may increase stroke risk
• People who live in sunny places may have a lower risk of stroke, new research suggests. The researchers believe it is the first to show an association between sunlight and stroke.
• 01 Feb 2012
• Vitamin D Council teaming with Bio-Tech Pharmacal to give away vitamin D supplements to organizations, programs and initiatives
• The Vitamin D Council is partnering with Bio-Tech Pharmacal to give away bottles of 4000 IU capsules of vitamin D3. The organization is opening up a grant application cycle to the public, looking to provide organizations with the supplements to enhance a program or initiative.
• 31 Jan 2012
• Pesticides linked to vitamin D deficiency
• Pesticides could be suppressing people's vitamin D levels, leading to deficiency and disease, say scientists. The warning follows the discovery that adults with high serum concentrations of organochlorine pesticides such as DDT have lower vitamin D levels.
• 26 Jan 2012
• Vitamin D deficiency in UK a 'major problem'
• A quarter of all toddlers in the UK are lacking Vitamin D, according to research. 74 per cent of parents know nothing about supplements and more than half of healthcare professionals are also unaware.