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Vitamin D News

Vitamin D, specifically vitamin D3 cholecalciferol, is quite the hot topic lately. Medical journals are overflowing with the latest research findings on vitamin D and the many ways it is beneficial to one's health. Almost daily, vitamin D appears to be dominating the headlines in the media, and people all over the globe are starting to realize that vitamin D is one health factor that should not be overlooked.

To help you stay informed, we've compiled the most current vitamin D news articles here in one convenient, easy location! Continuously updated, we hope the Vitamin D Council's Vitamin D News page will come to be your preferred resource for all the latest vitamin D news.

Featured Articles

Financial Times - United Kingdom

• Why governments are selling Vitamin D short Reinhold Vieth is frustrated. A thin, bald professor at the University of Toronto's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Patho-biology, Vieth is among the most knowledgeable people in the world on the subject of vitamin D...So why is Dr Vieth so frustrated? You might think he'd have cause for celebration. But for him and other vitamin D researchers around the world, the good news comes with a bitter aftertaste. They believe they can prove vitamin D could help millions live longer and be healthier and yet they have not been able to convince their own governments.

Philadelphia Bulletin - United States

• H1N1 Linked To Vitamin D Deficiency According to a recent study, as many as 77 percent of all Americans may be deficient in the vitamin essential for bone health and which may prevent H1N1 (Swine Flu) and seasonal flu, wheezing, winter-related eczema, upper respiratory infections and may help prevent cancer, autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes, certain infectious diseases, myocardial infarctions — heart attacks — and many other serious diseases.

2009.11.19

Renal and Urology News

• Fall Risk in Hemodialysis Patients Linked to Vitamin D Metabolite Hemodialysis (HD) patients who suffer from vitamin D deficiency may be at increased risk of falls and fractures, data suggest.

2009.11.18

Post-Standard - United States

• Vitamin D shortage in kids puts their health at risk The Washington Post points out that we know our kids need calcium to promote healthy bones. But, vitamin D is just as important. Without it, their growing bodies would have a harder time absorbing calcium, resulting in thin, brittle or misshapen bones.

United Press International

• Heart and bone risk from low vitamin D Long-term vitamin D deficiency may result in lower levels of the sex hormone estrogen but not testosterone, U.S. researchers said.

2009.11.17

ABC Online - Australia

• Vitamin D could ease symptoms for MS sufferers Australian scientists have found that Vitamin D may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis (MS).

My Fox Houston - United States

• Vitamin D to Prevent Everything from A to Z What if you could just pop a vitamin to improve your overall health and prolong your life? There's a vitamin that's being touted as the most underrated tool in preventative medicine. The latest research shows up to 85-percent of us could have a Vitamin D deficiency...

Post-Standard - United States

• Vitamin D as flu protection — another reason to love the 'sunshine' vitamin Susan E. Brown, the director of the Center for Better Bones in East Syracuse wants to explain how vitamin D can help us protect ourselves against the flu (seasonal or H1N1.)

2009.11.16

Canada NewsWire (press release)

• Canadians Asking: Vitamin D, Where are you? ...This is especially critical to Canadians since as many as 97 per cent of us are vitamin D deficient at some point during the year. Limited sun exposure at northerly latitudes requires that we turn our attention to obtaining sufficient amounts of this essential hormone for good health.

CNN Health

• Heart patients lacking vitamin D more likely to be depressed People with heart disease and similar conditions who don't have enough vitamin D are more likely to be depressed than their counterparts with adequate levels of the "sunshine vitamin," according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando.

Competitor Magazine

• Vitamin D and Endurance Exercise Low vitamin D levels are very likely limiting your running performance, and may compromise your health.

Eurek Alert (press release)

• New study links vitamin D deficiency to cardiovascular disease and death Study finds inadequate levels of Vitamin D may significantly increase risk of stroke, heart disease and death.

Global Post

• Do Aussies need more time in the sun? Fears of skin cancer resulting from sun exposure may have prompted a new health concern — vitamin D deficiencies.

HIV/AIDS Treatment News

• Low Vitamin D Levels in Alpine HIV Study A new study adds to the evidence that vitamin D deficiency is common in people living with HIV.

Salt Lake Tribune - United States

• Vitamin D tied to diseases About two-thirds of Utahns don't get enough vitamin D, which could increase their risk of depression, diabetes, heart disease and early death.

2009.11.15

Ottawa Citizen - Canada

• To D or not to D: It's not a question The science is clear: Vitamin D is an inexpensive pill with powerful benefits.

Urban Mecca - United States

• African American Kids May Need More Vitamin D Millions of children in the U.S. may not get enough vitamin D, and African-American and Hispanic kids are especially at risk, a new study suggests.