Vitamin D news

Doctor wants to put vitamin D to work

14 February 2012

An Abbott Northwestern doctor wants corporate America to snap to attention, saying low levels of the inexpensive vitamin are costing billions of dollars in lost productivity and preventable health costs.

Low vitamin D levels during pregnancy may be linked to language problems in children

13 February 2012

Mothers with low levels of vitamin D in the second trimester may be more likely to have children with language difficulties.

Canadian doctor proposes national vitamin D day

09 February 2012

On February 2, Dr. James Lunney, Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Alberni, introduced a bill to the House of Commons that would establish a National Vitamin D Day.

Continued research supports vitamin D deficiency linked to fracture risk

08 February 2012

Two new studies released supporting vitamin D deficiency linked to fracture risk in young and older adult populations

Vitamin D levels linked to allergies and eczema in children

08 February 2012

Children who live further from the equator are more likely to develop food allergies and eczema because they receive less sunshine, a new study suggests.

New research shows vitamin D deficiency in elderly patients

06 February 2012

German researchers found the great majority of geriatric patients in a German rehabilitation hospital suffered vitamin D deficiency. The finding was reported in this week's issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International.

Vitamin D deficiency may increase stroke risk

02 February 2012

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.

New study shows possible link between Vitamin D deficiency and death risk in hemodialysis patients

02 February 2012

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.

Pesticides linked to vitamin D deficiency

31 January 2012

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.

Vitamin D deficiency in UK a 'major problem'

26 January 2012

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.

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