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Vitamin D and Hypersensitivity
Hypersensitivity For most people, supplementing with vitamin D is a safe and healt…
Vitamin D and Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis Tuberculosis is a respiratory illness that usually affects the lungs,…
Vitamin D and Sepsis
Sepsis and septicemia Sepsis is a severe illness. It is caused by a bacterial infe…
Vitamin D and Rickets
Rickets Rickets is a condition that affects the development of bones in children. …
Vitamin D and Respiratory Infections
Respiratory Infections Respiratory infections are any infection in the throat, sin…
Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer The prostate is a small gland found in men. It is about the size o…
Vitamin D and Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia Preeclampsia is a condition which occurs only during pregnancy and a …
Vitamin D and Pneumonia
Pneumonia Pneumonia is a lower respiratory infection that affects the lungs. Pneum…
Vitamin D and Periodontal Disease
Periodontal disease Periodontal disease (PD) is a chronic gum condition. Bacteria …
Vitamin D and Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurological…
Vitamin D and Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer is cancer of the pancreas, the organ that prod…
Vitamin D and Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer Ovarian cancer is cancer that starts in the ovaries. As it has few …
Vitamin D and Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis Multiple sclerosis is a condition where the body’s immune syste…
Vitamin D and Lupus
What is lupus? Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), or lupus, is a chronic disease …
Vitamin D and Leukemia
Leukemia Leukemia is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow. The disease causes an a…
Vitamin D and AIDS (HIV)
HIV and AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causes acquired immunodeficiency s…
Vitamin D and Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia is a chronic syndrome of body-wide pain. Tender points a…
Vitamin D and Esophageal Cancer
Esophageal cancer Esophageal cancer is a moderately important cause of disease and…
Vitamin D and Endometrial Cancer
Endometrial cancer Endometrial cancer is cancer that starts in the endometrium, th…
Vitamin D and Type II Diabetes
Type II Diabetes Type II diabetes is a condition in which the body has a hard time…
Vitamin D and Type I Diabetes
Type I Diabetes Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease. It is a condition where …
Vitamin D and Dental Caries
Dental Caries Dental caries, also known as tooth decay, is a tooth infection cause…
Vitamin D and Coronary Heart Disease (CHD)
Coronary heart disease Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of several cardiovascul…
Vitamin D and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Congestive heart failure Heart failure is also called congestive heart failure (CH…
Vitamin D and Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive impairment Cognitive dysfunction is defined as unusually poor mental fun…
Vitamin D and COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
Vitamin D and Cervical Cancer
Cervical cancer Cervical cancer starts on the surface of the cervix. This is the l…
Vitamin D and Influenza
Should I take vitamin D to reduce the risk of colds and flu (URI)? Yes, you should…
Vitamin D and Anemia
Anemia Anemia occurs when the body has a low number of red blood cells (RBCs). The…
Vitamin D and Alzheimer's Disease
What is Alzheimer’s disease? Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a condition that causes m…
Vitamin D and Renal Cancer
Renal Cancer Each year, kidney (renal) cancer affects approximately 61,000 America…
Vitamin D and Hypertension
Hypertension Hypertension, also known as high blood pressure, is a medical conditi…
Vitamin D and Breast Cancer
I have breast cancer. Should I take vitamin D? The answer is a resounding YES, not…
Vitamin D and Parathyroid Glands
Parathyroid glands When most people think of calcium, they think it’s most importa…
Vitamin D and Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a condition where you lose too much bone or don’t mak…
Vitamin D and Multiple Myeloma
Multiple myeloma Multiple myeloma (MM) is a cancer of the plasma cells. They are w…
Vitamin D and Autism
Autism As the reader will see below, there is compelling evidence that low vitamin…
Vitamin D and Gastric Cancer
Gastric cancer Stomach (gastric) cancer is a moderately important cause of disease…
Vitamin D and Colorectal Cancer
Colorectal Cancer Colorectal cancer is a malignant tumor, which is caused by a gro…
Vitamin D and Asthma
What is asthma? Asthma is a lifelong lung disease that makes it difficult to breat…
Vitamin D and IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease Inflammatory bowel disease is a chronic disease that ca…
Vitamin D and Lung Cancer
Lung cancer Lung cancer is a cancer starting in the lungs. Lung cancer is the lead…
Vitamin D and Pregnancy
Vitamin D during pregnancy and breastfeeding Getting the right nutrients and eatin…
Vitamin D and Eczema
Eczema Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic skin disorder that ca…
Vitamin D and Melanoma
Melanoma Melanoma is a type of cancer originating in the melanocytes. Melanocytes …
Vitamin D Deficiency
For a number of reasons, many people aren’t getting enough vitamin D to stay healt…
Vitamin D Sources
The two main ways to get vitamin D are by exposing your bare skin to sunlight and …
Vitamin D Test
Having blood tests to measure the amount of vitamin D in your blood is the only wa…
Vitamin D and Depression
We all feel fed up, miserable and sad at certain times in our lives. Most of the t…
Vitamin D and Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis is a very severe hypersensitivity to an allergen. Allergen…
Vitamin D and Toxicity
Although most people take vitamin D supplements without any problems, it’s possibl…
Vitamin D for Professionals
The marker for vitamin D status is 25-hydroxyvitamin-D [25(OH)D], a metabolite of …
Vitamin D and Acne
Acne Acne is a disorder of the glands which lubricate the skin, called sebaceous g…