Vitamin D

Frank Whittemore on October 7th, 2011

A new study has found that fair-skinned people could be lacking in vitamin D, which is needed for strong bones and teeth… Click here to access the entire report. Click here for more information on vitamin D.

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Frank Whittemore on August 17th, 2011

A new study links higher vitamin D levels to a higher risk of skin cancer… Click here to view the entire ABC News report. Click here to learn more about skin cancer.

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Frank Whittemore on May 16th, 2011

The KLF14 gene acts as a master switch to control other genes… Click here to view the complete MSNBC report. Click here to learn more about metabolic diseases.

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Frank Whittemore on April 12th, 2011

For Women Under 75, Extra Vitamin D Could Ward Off Macular Degeneration… Click here to access the complete ABC News report. Click here for more information on macular degeneration.

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Frank Whittemore on March 31st, 2011

The report, out Wednesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), parallels what many other studies have suggested in recent years… Click here to read the entire USA Today report. Click here for more information about vitamin D.

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Frank Whittemore on January 9th, 2011

“It’s long been known that vitamin D is essential to maintaining strong bones. But hundreds of new studies have also linked low vitamin D levels to a higher risk of a slew of chronic health problems—heart disease, stroke, diabetes, prostate, breast and colon cancers, auto-immune diseases, infections, depression and cognitive decline. Studies have also suggested [...]

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Frank Whittemore on December 1st, 2010

An Institute of Medicine panel says most North Americans don’t need the supplements. Studies that link low blood levels of the nutrients to heart disease, cancers and other problems are ‘inconclusive and often contradictory,’ it says… Click here to read the entire Los Angeles Times article. Click here for more information on vitamin D and [...]

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Frank Whittemore on July 7th, 2010

Warning people to stay out of the sun may have led to vitamin D deficiencies, British newspaper The Independent reported Monday… Click here to read the entire Fox News article. Click here for additional vitamin D articles previously posted on this blog. Click here for more on vitamin D. Share If you like Blogging Life [...]

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Frank Whittemore on June 28th, 2010

At a time when consumer interest in health-enhancing foods is high, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have… Click here to read the entire article. Click here for more information on vitamin D. Share

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Frank Whittemore on June 11th, 2010

Although several previous studies support a connection between obesity, poor calcium metabolism and vitamin D deficiency, the new study… Click here to read the entire article. Note that yesterday’s post is also on the subject of vitamin D. Share

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