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Vitamin D news

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.
25 Jan 2012
Government steps up campaign for vitamin D supplementation
The Government has asked experts to review the dietary advice it gives on vitamin D supplementation and intends to write to all GPs to remind them that they should be advising all people in at-risk groups to take vitamin D supplements.
24 Jan 2012
First complete visualization of vitamin D receptor
For the first time, a team from the Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, France, has obtained a high-resolution, full 3D image of a small but vital molecule locked up within our cells: the vitamin D receptor (VDR).
17 Jan 2012
Researchers find vitamin D protects against liver diseases
Two Israeli research teams have separately become the first to discover two different benefits from vitamin D against common liver diseases - hepatitis C and cirrhosis.
16 Jan 2012
Boosting vitamin D levels could prevent eyesight from deteriorating
Boosting vitamin D intake could help prevent deteriorating eyesight and blindness in older people, it is claimed.

27 Jan 2012
Vitamin D deficiency in SIDS
Dr. Cannell adds his thoughts on a recent BBC report that discusses vitamin D deficiency in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
25 Jan 2012
New study: Vitamin D levels of the Maasai and Hadzabe of Africa
Dr Cannell reviews an exciting new study looking at healthy levels of Vitamin D in the Maasai and Hadzabe people in Eastern Africa.
24 Jan 2012
Burned children
Dr Cannell discusses the importance of vitamin D in burn victims during the healing process.
23 Jan 2012
Vitamin D supplementation for hepatitis C patients
Dr. Cannell discusses the astonishing results of a new study looking at the effectiveness of hepatitis C treatment combined with vitamin D supplementation.
19 Jan 2012
Another rickets tragedy
I received the following email this morning and these cases continue to break my heart. I have been conversing over the phone with this mother, Deborah, all day.