Breathing Exercises Plus Vitamin D Help Asthma Patients Breathe Better
Researchers tested whether combining breathing exercises with vitamin D supplements could help people with asthma breathe easier. They studied 90 adults with …
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Why Vitamin D Matters When Your Muscles Aren't Moving
When you're stuck in bed or can't move for a while, your muscles get smaller and weaker—that's called disuse atrophy. Scientists discovered that vitamin D …
Read MoreMost Hawaii Military Babies Have Healthy Vitamin D Levels
Researchers tested vitamin D levels in 30 healthy babies around 4 months old at a military hospital in Hawaii. They found that 90% of the babies had enough …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Helps Your Immune System Fight Disease
Vitamin D does much more than just strengthen bones—it's like a coach for your immune system. Scientists have discovered that vitamin D helps control how your …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help COVID-19 Patients Recover Faster
Researchers studied 300 COVID-19 patients to see if adding vitamin D supplements to regular treatment would help them recover better. Half the patients …
Read MoreFree Vitamin D Pills and Smart Teaching Help College Women Take Supplements
College women often skip vitamin D supplements even though they're important for bones and fighting off illness. Researchers tested a new approach that …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Some Kids With Heart Rhythm Problems
Researchers studied whether vitamin D supplements could help children who have extra heartbeats caused by vitamin D deficiency. They looked at 46 children with …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help With COVID-19? A Large Study Has Answers
Researchers wanted to know if taking extra vitamin D could help people recover faster from COVID-19 or prevent it from spreading to family members. They gave …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Serious Blood Infections
Researchers reviewed 19 major studies involving over 300 smaller research projects to understand how vitamin D affects sepsis—a life-threatening blood …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Control Blood Sugar in Diabetes?
Researchers looked at 30 different studies involving 2,627 people with type 2 diabetes to see if taking vitamin D supplements could help control blood sugar …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Prevent Low Calcium After Thyroid Surgery?
When doctors remove the thyroid gland, patients sometimes develop low calcium levels in their blood, which can cause uncomfortable symptoms like tingling and …
Read MoreWhy Kidney Transplant Patients Often Have Low Vitamin D
Researchers studied 304 people who received kidney transplants to understand how vitamin D levels affect their health. They found that 84% of these patients …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Make Prostate Cancer More Aggressive
Scientists discovered that not having enough vitamin D in your body can change how prostate cells develop and may make prostate cancer more dangerous. Using …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Your Body Prepare for Pregnancy
Scientists discovered that vitamin D plays an important role in helping the uterus prepare for pregnancy. Researchers studied how vitamin D works in uterine …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Protect Eyes from Diabetes Damage?
Researchers investigated whether taking vitamin D supplements could help protect the eyes of people with diabetic retinopathy, a serious eye condition caused …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Reduce Belly Fat and Blood Sugar Problems
Researchers looked at 50 different studies to see if vitamin D supplements could help people with obesity and metabolic syndrome—a condition involving excess …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Worsen PCOS: What You Need to Know
Researchers studied whether low vitamin D levels are connected to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a common condition affecting reproductive health in women. …
Read MoreVitamin D Supplements May Help People With Low Levels
Researchers looked at whether taking vitamin D supplements helps people live longer. Two large studies found no benefit in people who already had enough …
Read MoreBetter Ways Hospitals Can Help Older Adults Get the Right Vitamin D
Hospitals often struggle with how to properly test and treat vitamin D deficiency in older patients. This study looked at two different improvement programs …
Read MoreDoes Taking Vitamin D in Fall and Winter Help Athletes Run Better?
Researchers wanted to know if taking vitamin D supplements during the darker months could help people—especially runners—feel stronger and perform better. …
Read MoreCan Vitamins A, D, and E Help Prevent Nerve Damage from Diabetes?
Diabetes can damage nerves in your feet and legs, causing pain and numbness. Scientists reviewed research on three special vitamins—A, D, and E—that might help …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Longer Hospital Stays in Sick Kids
Researchers studied 400 children hospitalized with respiratory infections to understand how vitamin D levels affect their recovery. They found that children …
Read MoreHow Mom's Health During Pregnancy May Help Kids Stay at Healthy Weight
Researchers followed families to understand whether mothers who had trouble managing blood sugar and fat during pregnancy could help their children avoid …
Read MoreDoes Birth Order Affect How Well Kids Take Vitamin D?
Researchers looked at whether the order in which children are born in a family affects how consistently they take vitamin D supplements. Vitamin D is important …
Read MoreWhy Baby Bones Need Phosphate More Than Extra Vitamin D
Scientists studied newborn rats to understand how phosphate (a mineral in our bodies) affects bone growth and strength. They tested what happens when babies …
Read MoreMom's Vitamin D Levels May Affect Autism Risk in Babies
Researchers studied whether a mother's low vitamin D during pregnancy and breastfeeding could affect how her babies' brains develop. Using mice, they found …
Read MoreWeekly Vitamin D Drops Help Babies Stay Healthy
Babies need vitamin D to build strong bones and stay healthy, but many don't get enough, especially in the first few months of life. Researchers looked at …
Read MoreVitamin D Pills May Help Control Blood Sugar in Diabetics
Researchers studied whether taking vitamin D supplements could help people with type 2 diabetes and extra weight manage their blood sugar better. Over 12 …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Deficiency Damaged a Toddler's Heart
A 15-month-old child became seriously ill because of severe vitamin D deficiency, which caused their heart to become enlarged and weak—a condition called …
Read MoreVitamin D and Weight Before Pregnancy May Affect Diabetes Risk
Researchers studied nearly 1,000 pregnant women to understand how vitamin D levels and pre-pregnancy weight affect the risk of developing gestational diabetes …
Read MoreVitamin D Supplements Can Cause Dangerous Calcium Levels
A 53-year-old man experienced a serious health problem when doctors gave him vitamin D supplements. He had a condition called primary hyperparathyroidism, …
Read MoreShould Older Adults Take Vitamin D? What Science Says
As people get older, their bodies struggle to make and use vitamin D, a nutrient that helps bones stay strong and supports overall health. A major medical …
Read MoreWhy People With Sleep Apnea Often Have Low Vitamin D
Researchers studied people who are overweight and have obstructive sleep apnea (a condition where breathing stops during sleep) to understand why many of them …
Read MoreVitamin D Boost Helps Kids Recover Better After Spine Surgery
Researchers studied 47 kids and teens with curved spines who had surgery to straighten them. They found that kids who didn't have enough vitamin D before …
Read MoreVitamin D During Pregnancy May Lower Risk of Serious Complications
Researchers combined results from 24 studies involving over 52,000 pregnant women to understand how vitamin D affects two serious pregnancy conditions: …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Matters for Teen Blood Sugar Control
Researchers studied nearly 3,800 Korean teenagers to understand how vitamin D affects their body's ability to control blood sugar. They found that most teens …
Read MoreRare Pregnancy Condition Linked to Genetic Syndrome
A 27-year-old woman discovered she had a rare genetic condition called DiGeorge syndrome when doctors found she had dangerously low calcium levels during her …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Higher COPD Risk and Worse Outcomes
A major study following nearly 328,000 people in the UK found that those with low vitamin D levels were significantly more likely to develop COPD (a serious …
Read MoreVitamin D Helps Critically Ill Patients Recover Faster
Researchers tested whether giving high-dose vitamin D to very sick patients in the hospital could help them recover better. They studied 80 patients with …
Read MoreWhy So Many People in Portugal Don't Get Enough Vitamin D
A new review of research shows that vitamin D deficiency is a major health problem in Portugal, affecting a large portion of the population. Vitamin D is …
Read MoreNew Hope for Treating Dangerously High Calcium Before Surgery
When the parathyroid glands go haywire, calcium levels in the blood can spike to dangerous levels—a medical emergency. Doctors need to stabilize patients …
Read MoreCan You Take Too Much Vitamin D? What Science Says
Vitamin D is important for strong bones and healthy minerals in your body, but new research shows that many people are taking too much of it through …
Read MoreVitamin D Deficiency Linked to Nighttime Bathroom Trips
Researchers analyzed 17 studies involving thousands of people to understand the connection between vitamin D levels and nighttime urination problems. They …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Increase Diabetes Risk
Researchers in Bangladesh studied 200 pregnant women to understand if vitamin D levels affect the chances of developing gestational diabetes—a type of diabetes …
Read MoreVitamin D and Exercise: Does Adding Vitamin D Really Help Build Muscle?
Researchers looked at 28 different studies involving 1,675 adults to see if taking vitamin D supplements while exercising was better than just exercising …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Deficiency Can Damage a Child's Heart
Doctors are discovering that severe vitamin D deficiency can cause serious heart problems in children, a condition that's often missed or overlooked. Vitamin D …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Before Surgery Linked to More Infections
Researchers in Qatar looked at nearly 24,000 patients who had surgery to see if vitamin D levels affected their risk of getting infections at the surgical site …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Increase Long COVID Risk
Researchers studied 170 people who had COVID-19 to understand if vitamin D levels affect long COVID—the condition where symptoms continue months after …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Matters More for Older Adults' Health
Researchers studied 439 older adults (ages 65-100) receiving home care to understand how vitamin D levels connect to their overall health and body …
Read MoreHow to Help Seniors Avoid Falls in Care Homes
Falls are a serious problem for older people living in care facilities, often causing injuries and health complications. Researchers reviewed 104 studies …
Read MoreVitamin D Helps Diabetic Foot Wounds Heal Faster
Researchers studied whether vitamin D supplements could help people with diabetes heal foot wounds better. They gave 120 patients either regular care or …
Read MoreHow Low Vitamin D Can Look Like Bone Cancer in Teens
Doctors sometimes mistake severe vitamin D deficiency for bone tumors in teenagers because the symptoms and imaging results can look very similar. This case …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Fight Bone Cancer? What Science Shows
Researchers reviewed what we know about vitamin D and osteosarcoma, a serious type of bone cancer that mostly affects young people. While vitamin D is famous …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Stop Kids From Getting Asthma?
Researchers looked at 18 studies involving over 10,000 people to see if vitamin D supplements could help prevent asthma in children. They found that giving …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Prevent Diabetes? What Science Shows
Researchers looked at 31 studies involving nearly 4,000 people with prediabetes to see if taking vitamin D supplements could help prevent type 2 diabetes. They …
Read MoreVitamin D and Thyroid Disease: What You Need to Know
Researchers reviewed how vitamin D affects Hashimoto's thyroiditis, a condition where the body's immune system attacks the thyroid gland. Many people with this …
Read MoreExtra Vitamin D Helps Premature Babies Build Stronger Bones
Babies born very early and very small often don't get enough vitamin D, which is important for building strong bones. Researchers studied 215 tiny premature …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Worse Knee Arthritis in New Study
Researchers studied nearly 1,000 people with knee arthritis to understand how vitamin D deficiency affects their condition. They found that about 7 out of 10 …
Read MoreCould Vitamin D Help Stop Eye Inflammation?
Researchers are suggesting that vitamin D might play an important role in preventing recurring eye inflammation, specifically a condition called episcleritis …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Fight Anemia Caused by Body Inflammation
Researchers discovered that vitamin D might help treat a type of anemia (low red blood cells) caused by inflammation in the body. Using lab cells and rats, …
Read MoreToo Much Vitamin D for Kids? What Parents Need to Know
A new study questions whether giving children high doses of vitamin D supplements is actually helpful or safe. Researchers looked at the evidence around …
Read MoreAir Pollution May Lower Your Vitamin D Levels
Researchers studied nearly 7,000 Chinese adults to understand how air pollution affects vitamin D, a nutrient your body needs for strong bones and a healthy …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Be Linked to PCOS in Women
Researchers studied 1,368 women to understand the connection between vitamin D levels and PCOS, a common hormonal condition affecting women's reproductive …
Read MoreCan Extra Vitamin D Help Fix Your Immune System?
Scientists are investigating whether taking high doses of vitamin D might help people with autoimmune diseases—conditions where the body's defense system …
Read MoreVitamin D vs Pain Pills: Which Works Better for Jaw Pain?
Researchers compared two treatments for people with jaw muscle pain who also had low vitamin D levels. One group took a common pain medication (diclofenac) …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Fatty Liver Disease in Overweight Adults
Researchers studied 201 adults with extra weight to understand how vitamin D levels affect fatty liver disease. They found that people with low vitamin D were …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Cancer Patients Fight Back Better
Scientists reviewed 13 studies involving 2,592 cancer patients to see if vitamin D helps people respond better to immunotherapy—a type of cancer treatment that …
Read MoreWhat Pregnant Women Eat Affects Baby's Vitamin D Levels
Researchers studied 40 pregnant women to understand how much vitamin D they ate and how it affected their blood levels and their babies' blood levels at birth. …
Read MoreVitamin D Boosts Egg Quality and Bone Health in Aging Ducks
Researchers studied how adding vitamin D to the diet of older laying ducks affected their egg quality and bone strength. They tested two types of vitamin D on …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Protect Your Brain From Memory Loss?
Researchers used a special statistical method to investigate whether vitamin D levels affect the risk of developing dementia and memory problems. This study …
Read MoreMost Pregnant Women in Lebanon Don't Get Enough Vitamin D
Researchers in Lebanon tested vitamin D levels in 548 pregnant women and found that nearly 3 out of 4 didn't have enough of this important nutrient. Vitamin D …
Read MoreVitamin D Boosts Muscle Strength in People With Severe Digestion Problems
Researchers tested whether vitamin D supplements could help people with chronic intestinal failure—a serious condition where the digestive system can't absorb …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Levels Matter for Cancer Patients With Lung Spread
Researchers looked at vitamin D levels in 38 cancer patients, comparing those whose cancer had spread to the lungs with those whose hadn't. They found that …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Increase Pain Problems After Arm and Leg Breaks
Researchers studied nearly 3 million people who broke their arms or legs to understand if low vitamin D levels made their recovery harder. They found that …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D and Thyroid Problems: Are They Connected?
Researchers wanted to know if people with low vitamin D are more likely to have thyroid problems. They compared 53 people with a mild thyroid condition called …
Read MoreNew Way to Take Vitamin D Works Better for Gut Disease Patients
People with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) often struggle to absorb vitamin D from regular supplements because their digestive systems don't work normally. …
Read MoreDoes Daily Sunscreen Lower Your Vitamin D Levels?
Researchers in Australia wanted to know if using sunscreen every day actually prevents your body from making vitamin D. They followed 628 people for a …
Read MoreUnderstanding Vitamin D and Parathyroid Surgery Complications
This research note corrects important information about a case where a patient had complications after parathyroid surgery. The original study looked at how …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Matters for Keeping Preschoolers Healthy
Researchers studied over 3,300 American preschoolers to understand how vitamin D affects their chances of getting colds and respiratory infections. They found …
Read MoreDoes Extra Vitamin D in Baby Formula Help Kids Build Muscle?
Researchers wanted to know if babies who get more vitamin D in their first year of life grow up with more muscle mass. They followed 49 children from Montreal …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Levels Matter During COVID-19
Researchers studied vitamin D levels in nearly 18,000 patients in London during the early COVID-19 pandemic. They found that people with low vitamin D were …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Matters More Than You Think
Vitamin D does more in your body than just help with bones and calcium. Scientists are discovering that low vitamin D levels are connected to many different …
Read MoreVitamin D Pills Help College Students Think Better
Researchers in the United Arab Emirates studied whether vitamin D supplements could help college students who don't get enough of this important nutrient. They …
Read MoreWhat Vitamins Are Really in Breast Milk?
Researchers studied breast milk from over 1,200 healthy mothers in four countries to measure important fat-soluble vitamins (A, E, and D) that babies need. …
Read MoreVitamin D Supplements Help Older Adults Recover From Hip Fractures
When older adults break their hip, they often have very low vitamin D levels, which can slow their healing. Researchers tested two different ways of giving …
Read MoreNew Clues About Vitamin D and Breast Cancer Risk
Researchers studied a protein called osteoprotegerin and its connection to breast cancer, along with vitamin D and calcium levels. They compared blood samples …
Read MoreVitamin D and Massage Help Kids With Asthma Breathe Better
Researchers tested whether adding vitamin D supplements and gentle massage to regular asthma treatment could help children feel better faster. Sixty children …
Read MoreWhy Kids With Leukemia Often Have Low Vitamin D Levels
Researchers studied 90 children to understand the connection between vitamin D and a common childhood cancer called acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). They …
Read MoreWhy Older Adults Feel So Tired: The Vitamin D Connection
Researchers studied 273 people to understand why some older adults feel exhausted all the time. They compared healthy older people, frail older people, older …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D and Healthy Conversations Help Pregnant Women Stay Healthy?
Researchers tested whether giving pregnant women vitamin D supplements and teaching them conversation skills to improve eating and exercise habits would help …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Protect You From Severe COVID-19?
Researchers reviewed studies about vitamin D and COVID-19 to understand if low vitamin D levels make the disease worse. They found that people with COVID-19 …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D During Pregnancy Linked to Gestational Diabetes
Researchers studied 210 pregnant women to understand the connection between vitamin D levels and gestational diabetes—a type of diabetes that develops during …
Read MoreWhy People With Lupus Have Lower Vitamin D Receptor Levels
Researchers studied a protein called vitamin D receptor (VDR) in people with lupus, an autoimmune disease where the body attacks its own tissues. They compared …
Read MoreWhy Low Vitamin D May Harm Your Heart During Sleep
A new study explores how vitamin D deficiency might damage the nervous system that controls your heart, especially in people with sleep apnea—a condition where …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Be Linked to Fibroids in Women Trying to Get Pregnant
Researchers studied 148 women trying to conceive and found that those with uterine fibroids (non-cancerous growths in the uterus) had significantly lower …
Read MoreShaking Exercises and Vitamin D Help Older Adults Build Bone and Muscle
Researchers tested whether a special type of exercise combined with vitamin D could help older adults with a condition that weakens both bones and muscles. …
Read MoreMost Pregnant Women Don't Get Enough Vitamin D
Researchers looked at over 127,000 pregnant women across 116 studies to understand how common vitamin D deficiency is during pregnancy. They found that vitamin …
Read MoreMost Joint Surgery Patients Have Low Vitamin D Levels
Researchers in China discovered that about 3 out of 4 people getting hip or knee replacement surgery have low vitamin D levels in their blood. This is …
Read MoreWhy Low Vitamin D Might Be Making Your Kid So Tired
Researchers are discovering that many tired children might actually be lacking vitamin D, a nutrient their bodies need to work properly. This study looks at …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Fight Cancer? What Science Shows
Scientists are discovering that vitamin D might play an important role in preventing and treating cancer. This review examines how vitamin D works in your body …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Increase Risk of Chronic Pain After Bone Breaks
Researchers studied a large group of patients who broke bones in their arms or legs to understand why some developed a painful condition called complex …
Read MoreVitamin D and a Hormone Called Prolactin May Be Connected in Diabetes
Researchers studied 221 men with type 2 diabetes to understand how vitamin D levels affect a hormone called prolactin. They found that most of the men didn't …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Levels Matter for Lupus Patients
Researchers studied 158 people newly diagnosed with lupus to understand how vitamin D affects their immune system. They found that people with lupus often have …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Fight Colorectal Cancer?
Researchers reviewed 33 studies to understand how vitamin D affects colorectal cancer. They found that people with low vitamin D levels may have worse cancer …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Lower Cancer Risk in Younger Women
Researchers followed over 51,000 women for nearly 14 years to understand how vitamin D affects cancer risk before menopause. They found that women with low …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help With Bladder Control? New Study Has Answers
Researchers looked at 12 different studies to see if taking vitamin D supplements could help people with bladder problems like leaking urine or needing to go …
Read MoreVitamin D Pills Don't Help Spinal Cord Injury Complications
Researchers tested whether vitamin D supplements could help people with long-term spinal cord injuries feel better and avoid common health problems like …
Read MoreVitamin D Helps Fish Grow Better in Salty Water
Scientists studied how vitamin D affects the growth of young red tilapia fish living in water with different salt levels. They found that fish given vitamin D …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Blood Clots: What You Need to Know
Researchers studied nearly 140,000 people to understand if low vitamin D levels increase the risk of dangerous blood clots. They found that people with very …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Sexual Health Problems in Men
Researchers are discovering that vitamin D deficiency may be connected to erectile dysfunction in men. This emerging research explores how low levels of this …
Read MoreDoes Low Vitamin D Really Cause Growing Pains in Kids?
Growing pains are common aches that affect children between ages 4 and 14, usually in their legs. Researchers wanted to know if not having enough vitamin D in …
Read MoreHalf of Pregnant Women May Not Have Enough Vitamin D
Researchers studied 290 pregnant women in their first three months to understand how common vitamin D deficiency is and what causes it. They found that about …
Read MoreHow Baby Feeding Choices Affect Tooth Decay Risk
Researchers followed over 3,500 families in Shanghai from birth through age 5 to understand how early feeding practices affect children's tooth decay. They …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Restore Hearing Loss When Combined With Standard Treatment
Researchers tested whether adding vitamin D supplements to standard hearing loss treatment could help people recover better. They studied 101 patients with …
Read MoreMore Pregnancies May Lower Vitamin D Levels in Women
Researchers studied over 8,000 women to understand how the number of pregnancies affects vitamin D levels in the body. They found that each pregnancy was …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Before Back Surgery Linked to More Complications
Researchers looked at patients who had back surgery and found that those with low vitamin D levels before surgery had more problems afterward. People with low …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Explain Why Some Kids Have Longer COVID
Researchers studied 123 children who had long-lasting symptoms after COVID-19 infection to understand why some kids struggled more than others. They found that …
Read MoreWhy Doctors and Patients Need to Work Together on Vitamin D
Vitamin D is important for strong bones and healthy bodies, but many people don't get enough of it. This research looks at how doctors can help patients take …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D in Early Life Boost Kids' Brain Power?
Researchers in Finland wanted to know if giving babies vitamin D supplements in their first two years would help their brains develop better. They followed …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Reduce Stress in Diabetic Patients?
Researchers tested whether taking vitamin D supplements could help people with diabetes feel less stressed and worried about their condition. The study …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D During Pregnancy May Increase Need for Assisted Delivery
Researchers in Sweden studied 123 pregnant women to understand how vitamin D deficiency affects childbirth. They found that women with severely low vitamin D …
Read MoreHigh Vitamin D Levels May Not Protect Against Memory Loss
Researchers in Japan studied whether vitamin D protects the brain from dementia (severe memory loss). They followed nearly 14,000 adults for about 10 years, …
Read MoreWhy Shift Workers Need More Vitamin D to Fight Depression
Researchers discovered that shift workers who don't get enough vitamin D may be more likely to experience depression. The study used advanced computer analysis …
Read MoreWhy Your Heart Valve May Need More Vitamin D
Researchers discovered that a common heart problem called calcific aortic valve disease—where heart valves become hard and stiff—might be caused by a vitamin D …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Affect Cancer Treatment Success
Researchers looked at thousands of cancer patients taking a newer type of medicine called immune checkpoint inhibitors to see if vitamin D levels mattered. …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Affect Hepatitis C Risk, New Study Finds
Researchers used advanced genetic analysis to explore whether vitamin D deficiency causes chronic hepatitis. They studied two types of chronic hepatitis: …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Pills Help You Lose Weight When You Exercise?
Researchers combined data from eight different studies involving 481 people to see if taking vitamin D supplements while exercising could help overweight …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Before Thyroid Surgery Prevent Low Calcium?
Researchers combined results from multiple studies to see if taking vitamin D before thyroid removal surgery helps prevent low calcium levels afterward. Low …
Read MoreShould You Take Vitamin D Before Thyroid Surgery?
Researchers reviewed multiple studies about whether taking vitamin D before thyroid removal surgery helps prevent low calcium levels afterward. This is …
Read MoreVitamin D Before Heart Surgery May Lower Dangerous Heart Rhythms
Researchers looked at four studies involving 694 heart surgery patients to see if taking vitamin D before surgery could prevent a common complication called …
Read MoreWhy Some Babies Are Born With Low Vitamin D Levels
Researchers studied how many newborn babies have low vitamin D levels and what factors during pregnancy might cause this problem. Vitamin D is important for …
Read MoreVitamin D and Lung Health: New Hope for Scarring Disease
Researchers discovered that vitamin D deficiency may contribute to a serious lung condition where healthy lung tissue gets replaced by scar tissue, making it …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Matters for Fighting Colds and Flu
Scientists reviewed research from the past 25 years to understand how vitamin D helps protect us from respiratory infections like COVID-19 and the flu. Vitamin …
Read MoreWhy People With Hashimoto's May Need More Vitamin D
Hashimoto's thyroiditis is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks the thyroid gland, causing it to stop working properly. Researchers in Korea discovered …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Your Liver from Metabolic Damage
Researchers studied whether vitamin D could help protect the liver in rats with metabolic syndrome—a condition involving high blood sugar, high cholesterol, …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Matters for Diabetic Foot Infections
Researchers studied 169 patients with diabetic foot infections to understand how vitamin D levels affect their healing and infection severity. They found that …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Reduce Pain in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers combined results from multiple studies to see if vitamin D supplements could help people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a disease where the body's …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Help Keep Your Blood Healthy
Researchers studied over 37,000 people from the United States and China to understand how vitamin D affects a marker of blood health called the platelet-to-HDL …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Serious Kidney Problems
Researchers studied nearly 60,000 people with chronic kidney disease to understand how vitamin D deficiency affects kidney health. They found that people with …
Read MoreHeart Surgery Patients: Two Hidden Problems That Make Each Other Worse
Children who have a special heart surgery called the Fontan procedure often develop two health problems that seem to make each other worse. Their bodies build …
Read MoreImportant Update: Vitamin D Study for Pregnant Women Needs Review
A major research paper about whether pregnant women should take vitamin D supplements to help their children's health has been retracted and replaced. This …
Read MoreVitamin D and a Blood Test That Might Help MS Patients
Researchers looked at whether a simple blood test could help doctors decide which people with early multiple sclerosis (MS) would benefit most from vitamin D …
Read MoreVitamins D and E May Help Ease Period Pain and PMS
Researchers tested whether taking vitamin D and vitamin E supplements could reduce period pain and premenstrual symptoms in people with painful periods. This …
Read MoreYour Genes May Explain Why You're Low on Vitamin D
Researchers in Pakistan studied 600 people to understand why some folks don't have enough vitamin D in their bodies. They discovered that certain genetic …
Read MoreWhat Scientists Know About Vitamin D and Childhood Asthma
Researchers looked at 20 years of studies (2003-2023) about vitamin D and asthma in children to understand what we've learned so far. They found 656 research …
Read MoreVitamin D Helps Dental Implants Take Root Better
Researchers looked at 43 studies about how vitamin D affects dental implants. They found that people with enough vitamin D had much better success with …
Read MoreVitamin D Supplements May Speed Up Wound Healing
Researchers studied whether taking vitamin D supplements could help people with chronic wounds heal faster. They worked with 46 patients who had low vitamin D …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Women With PCOS Get Pregnant Through IVF
Researchers studied 111 women with PCOS (a common condition affecting fertility) who were trying to get pregnant using IVF or ICSI treatments. They measured …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Doesn't Bounce Back When People Stop Drinking
Researchers studied whether a supplement called N-acetylcysteine (NAC) could help restore vitamin D levels in people recovering from alcohol addiction. They …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Levels Matter for Teen Body Fat
Researchers studied 238 Korean teenagers to understand how vitamin D affects belly fat storage. They found that three out of four teens didn't have enough …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Kids with Autism Feel Better?
Researchers wanted to see if giving vitamin D supplements to children with autism spectrum disorder could help reduce inflammation in their bodies and improve …
Read MoreMost Italians Don't Get Enough Vitamin D From Food
Researchers studied how much vitamin D 1,372 Italian adults were getting from their diet. They found that almost everyone—whether healthy or dealing with …
Read MoreNew Program Didn't Stop Falls in Older Adults, But Here's Why It Still Matters
Researchers in Thailand tested a new program called FREED designed to help prevent falls in older adults who visited the emergency room after falling. The …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Weakness in Older Men
Researchers studied over 6,500 older Korean adults to understand how vitamin D levels affect frailty—a condition where people become weak and lose …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Protect Your Heart? What Science Says
Vitamin D is famous for keeping bones strong, but scientists have discovered that your heart also uses vitamin D. When people don't get enough vitamin D, they …
Read MoreSpecial Vitamin D Form Helps Dairy Cows Stay Healthy After Birth
Researchers tested whether a special form of vitamin D could help dairy cows maintain healthy calcium levels around the time they give birth. Forty-two cows …
Read MoreRare Infection Linked to Low Vitamin D and Mouth Sores
Doctors discovered a rare bloodstream infection caused by a bacteria normally found on skin in a healthy 50-year-old woman. The infection was unusual because …
Read MoreWhy Don't We Know More About Vitamin D? A Science Review
Despite thousands of studies on vitamin D, scientists still don't have clear answers to basic questions like how much vitamin D we actually need. A new review …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Depression in South Asian Adults
Researchers combined results from multiple studies to investigate whether low vitamin D levels are connected to depression in South Asian adults. Depression …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Stop Migraines? Here's What Science Shows
Migraines affect millions of people worldwide and can make daily life really difficult. Researchers looked at 30 studies to see if vitamin D deficiency might …
Read MoreWhy Some Arctic Kids Get Weak Bones and How to Help
Researchers in Canada's Arctic region studied why children there get a bone disease called rickets more often than kids in other parts of Canada. They looked …
Read MoreVitamin D and Weight Training: A Powerful Combo for Muscle Growth
Scientists reviewed 17 studies to understand how vitamin D and strength training work together to build muscle. They found that when people do resistance …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Keep Dental Implants Healthy?
Researchers looked at five studies to understand whether vitamin D levels affect the health of dental implants, specifically a condition called …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Prevent Thyroid and Diabetes Problems
Researchers studied over 82,000 people to understand how vitamin D affects hormone-related diseases. They found that people with healthy vitamin D levels had …
Read MoreWhy People With Stomach Ulcers and Extra Weight Need More Vitamin D
Researchers in Taiwan discovered that people who are overweight and have peptic ulcers (painful sores in the stomach) tend to have lower vitamin D levels in …
Read MoreVitamin D Pills Don't Strengthen Bones in Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers tested whether taking vitamin D supplements could help strengthen bones in people with spinal cord injuries, who often have weak bones. Over one …
Read MoreMost Parents Aren't Following Kids' Vitamin D and Iron Guidelines
Researchers in Ireland wanted to understand why parents aren't following official recommendations for giving their young children vitamin D supplements and …
Read MoreWhy Kids with Kidney Disease Need Vitamin D Checks
Researchers in India studied 60 children with a kidney condition called nephrotic syndrome to understand vitamin D's role in their recovery. They found that …
Read MoreStarting Pregnancy With Enough Vitamin D Cuts Serious Complications in Half
Researchers studied 303 pregnant women to see if vitamin D levels at the start of pregnancy mattered, even when women took vitamin D supplements. They found …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Protect Your Liver From Cancer Drug Damage?
Cyclophosphamide is a powerful cancer-fighting drug, but it can damage the liver as a side effect. Researchers wanted to know if vitamin D could help protect …
Read MoreExercise Helps Your Liver Stay Healthy When Vitamin D is Low
Scientists discovered that exercise can help protect your liver from storing too much fat, especially if you don't have enough vitamin D in your body. Using …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Strengthen Bones in PKU Patients
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a rare genetic condition that affects how the body processes certain proteins. People with PKU often have weaker bones than average. …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Protect Your Mouth and Throat
Scientists used a special genetic study method to investigate whether vitamin D really protects our mouths and throats from disease. They analyzed genetic …
Read MoreVitamin D Helps Bones Heal Faster After Injury or Surgery
A new review of medical research shows that vitamin D plays a bigger role in bone health than we thought. Scientists found that most people who break bones or …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Increase Sleep Apnea Risk
Researchers studied over 250,000 adults to understand if low vitamin D levels make sleep apnea more likely. Sleep apnea is a condition where breathing stops …
Read MoreWhy Winter Surgery Patients Need More Vitamin D
Researchers studied 328 people getting hip or knee replacement surgery in New Zealand and found that 72% of those not taking vitamin D supplements had low …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Teen Anxiety—Supplements May Help
Researchers discovered that teenagers with anxiety disorders tend to have lower vitamin D levels in their blood compared to healthy teens. In this study, 124 …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Prevent Pregnancy Complications Through Immune Health
Researchers studied 373 pregnant women to understand how vitamin D affects a serious pregnancy condition called preeclampsia (dangerously high blood pressure …
Read MoreWhy People With Parkinson's Often Have Low Vitamin D Levels
Researchers looked at 63 different studies involving about 10,700 people to understand how vitamin D connects to Parkinson's disease. They found that people …
Read MoreWhy Some Kids Benefit More From Vitamin D: A Gut Bacteria Discovery
Researchers studied over 2,300 children to understand why vitamin D supplements work better for some kids than others. They found that children often don't get …
Read MoreVitamin D Levels May Affect Body Fat and Hormones in Older Adults
Researchers studied over 2,400 older Chinese adults to understand how vitamin D levels connect to sex hormones and body composition. They found that most older …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Nerve Pain After Spinal Cord Injury
Researchers studied 182 people with long-term spinal cord injuries to understand why many experience nerve pain. They found that over half had nerve pain, and …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Matters for Twins: New Pregnancy Research
Researchers studied 324 women carrying twins to understand how vitamin D levels affect pregnancy and baby health. They found that women with low vitamin D in …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D Matters So Much for Older Adults' Bones and Muscles
Vitamin D is a nutrient that helps our bodies in many ways, especially as we get older. Scientists have found that many elderly people don't get enough vitamin …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Weak Bone Fractures in Kids
Researchers studied children and teens with broken leg bones to see if vitamin D levels made a difference. They found that kids with low-energy fractures …
Read MoreTwo Types of Vitamin D: Which Works Better for Weight Loss?
Researchers studied 84 people with obesity who weren't getting enough vitamin D. They compared three approaches: following a Mediterranean diet alone, adding …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D in Newborns May Signal Breathing Problems
Researchers looked at 220 newborns in the hospital to see if vitamin D levels could predict which babies might have trouble breathing. They found that babies …
Read MoreVitamin D and COVID Vaccines: What This Study Really Shows
Researchers followed 66 COVID-19 patients in the hospital to see if vitamin D levels or vaccination affected how sick they got or whether they survived. Most …
Read MoreDoes Body Fat Affect Your Vitamin D Levels?
A recent letter to a scientific journal explores an interesting question: does having more body fat make it harder for your body to get enough vitamin D? …
Read MoreVitamin D Does More Than Build Bones—It Helps Your Liver
Scientists are discovering that vitamin D plays a much bigger role in liver health than previously thought. This review examines how vitamin D affects various …
Read MoreThree Ways to Fix Low Vitamin D Work Equally Well
Researchers in Armenia tested three different ways to give vitamin D supplements to people who didn't have enough of it. Some people took small doses every …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Help Your Heart? New Study Has Surprising Answers
Researchers looked at 130 adults to understand how vitamin D levels connect to heart health and body weight. They found that vitamin D and body weight affect …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Depression in Adults with Obesity
Researchers looked at data from nearly 5,000 overweight and obese adults to understand if low vitamin D levels are connected to depression. They found that …
Read MoreVitamin D and Calcium Help Teen Bones in HIV Patients
Researchers studied whether giving teenagers with HIV extra vitamin D and calcium supplements could strengthen their bones. They worked with 842 teens in …
Read MoreWhy So Many Indian Kids Don't Get Enough Vitamin D
Researchers in India studied 277 children to understand why so many don't have enough vitamin D in their blood, even though India gets plenty of sunshine. They …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Increase Risk of Uterine Fibroids
Researchers discovered that women with lower vitamin D levels in their blood may be at higher risk for developing uterine fibroids—non-cancerous growths in the …
Read MoreShould You Take Vitamin D to Prevent Diabetes?
Doctors in New Zealand are recommending that people at risk of developing type 2 diabetes talk with their healthcare providers about taking vitamin D …
Read MoreBest Ways to Give Vitamin D to Premature Babies
Premature babies often need extra vitamin D to help their bones grow strong and stay healthy. Doctors can give vitamin D in different ways—through mouth drops, …
Read MoreCan Vitamin D Help Reduce Chronic Pain? New Study Says Yes
Researchers tested whether vitamin D supplements could help people with chronic pain feel better without relying on opioid medications. They gave 30 people …
Read MoreHow Vitamin D Changes Your Immune System at the Genetic Level
Scientists studied how vitamin D3 affects your body's immune system by looking at what happens inside immune cells. They gave one person high doses of vitamin …
Read MoreHow a Vitamin D Problem Looked Like Bone Cancer in a Teen
A teenager went to the doctor with symptoms that looked like a serious bone tumor, but doctors discovered the real problem was severe vitamin D deficiency. …
Read MoreBetter Ways to Check Your Vitamin D Levels
Doctors have been measuring vitamin D the same way for years, but new research suggests there might be a better method. Vitamin D travels through your blood …
Read MoreVitamin D Boost Helps Pregnant Cows Make Healthier Milk
Researchers gave pregnant dairy cows a single dose of vitamin D before they gave birth and discovered something interesting: the cows produced milk that was …
Read MoreWhy Half of Parents Start Baby Food Too Early
A new study looked at how well parents follow guidelines about when to introduce solid foods to babies and whether they give vitamin D supplements. Researchers …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Stop Prostate Cancer Growth? New Study Has Surprising Results
Researchers wanted to know if taking high-dose vitamin D supplements could help prevent prostate cancer from getting worse in men who were being monitored …
Read MoreVitamin D and MS: Why Sunlight Matters for Disease Control
Researchers studied 1,861 people with multiple sclerosis (MS) over 10 years to understand how vitamin D affects disease flare-ups. They found that people with …
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