Does Vitamin D Help Your Heart and Lungs Work Better?
Researchers looked at 29 studies involving over 15,000 people to understand if vitamin D affects how well your heart and lungs work together (called …
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How Vets Helped a Dog Stay Healthy After Thyroid Surgery
This case report describes one dog's journey after surgery to remove a cancerous thyroid gland. The surgery accidentally removed important glands that control …
Read MoreWhy Families With Multiple Kids Skip Vitamin D for Babies
Researchers in Italy discovered that parents with more than one child are less likely to give their babies vitamin D supplements regularly. In a survey of 241 …
Read MoreShould You Take Calcium and Vitamin D Pills for Your Heart?
Researchers looked at whether taking calcium and vitamin D supplements is good or bad for heart health. This is important because millions of people take these …
Read MoreNew Study Questions Whether Vitamin D Really Helps Your Health
Researchers looked back at previous vitamin D studies to see if the vitamin actually makes a real difference in people's health. After carefully reviewing the …
Read MoreWhy So Many Indians Don't Have Enough Vitamin D
A large survey of over 20,000 doctors across India found that vitamin D deficiency is extremely common, affecting about half to all of their patients. Doctors …
Read MoreWhy Vitamin D2 May Lower Your D3 Levels
Scientists reviewed 20 studies comparing two types of vitamin D supplements: D2 and D3. They found something surprising: when people took vitamin D2 …
Read MoreMost UK Kids Don't Get Enough Vitamin D, Study Finds
Researchers checked vitamin D levels in nearly 4,700 British children between 2004 and 2007 and found that about 7 out of 10 kids weren't getting enough of …
Read MoreVitamin D for Kidney Transplant Patients: What the Science Shows
Researchers combined results from 14 studies involving 985 kidney transplant patients to see if vitamin D supplements help their bones stay strong. While …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Do More Than Just Strengthen Bones?
Vitamin D is famous for keeping bones strong, but scientists are now investigating whether it might help prevent other serious health problems like heart …
Read MoreMany Dutch Adults Still Don't Have Enough Vitamin D
Researchers in the Netherlands checked vitamin D levels in over 1,000 adults and found that while things have improved since 2011, many people—especially older …
Read MoreHow Long You Take Vitamin D May Change Heart Health and Inflammation
Researchers studied 88 adults to understand how vitamin D supplements might affect inflammation in people with heart disease. They found that the length of …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Heal Stubborn Mouth Sores
Researchers studied two women with a painful mouth condition called oral lichen planus that wouldn't go away, even after treatment. Both women had low vitamin …
Read MoreAmericans Are Getting More Vitamin D, But Some Are Getting Too Much
Researchers looked at vitamin D levels in Americans from 2007 to 2023 using data from a large national health survey. They found that fewer people have low …
Read MoreCalcium and Vitamin D Together May Strengthen Bones in Older Women
Researchers looked at multiple studies to see if taking calcium and vitamin D together could help prevent broken bones in women after menopause. When women go …
Read MoreToo Much Vitamin D May Weaken Fish Immunity
Scientists studied how too much vitamin D affects young zebrafish and their ability to fight off bacterial infections. They found that when fish were exposed …
Read MoreShould People Who Get Kidney Stones Take Vitamin D?
Doctors are reconsidering whether people who form kidney stones should take vitamin D supplements. A new review suggests that vitamin D might actually increase …
Read MoreWhy Your Vitamin D Test Results Might Be Misleading
Researchers discovered that common vitamin D blood tests may give confusing results because they're picking up different forms of vitamin D that shouldn't be …
Read MoreVitamin D and Kidney Disease: What Science Shows
Vitamin D deficiency is very common in people with chronic kidney disease, a condition where kidneys gradually lose function. Scientists reviewed research from …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Really Protect Your Heart? New Study Has Surprising Answers
Researchers combined results from 9 large studies involving over 114,000 people to see if taking vitamin D supplements could prevent heart disease. They found …
Read MoreVitamin D May Protect Your Liver From Harmful Chemicals
Scientists discovered that vitamin D might help protect the liver from damage caused by bisphenol A (BPA), a common chemical found in plastics and other …
Read MoreVitamin D Supplements Help Kids' Gums Stay Healthy
Researchers in Poland studied over 2,000 children to see if vitamin D supplements help prevent tooth problems. They found that kids who took vitamin D …
Read MoreWhat Do People Really Know About Vitamin D Supplements?
Researchers surveyed over 1,300 adults across four Middle Eastern countries to understand what people know, think, and do about vitamin D supplements. They …
Read MoreWhy Low Vitamin D May Hurt Your Mood and Sleep in College
Researchers studied over 1,000 college students in Turkey and found that those with low vitamin D levels reported more depression, anxiety, stress, and sleep …
Read MoreVitamin D May Help Keep Your Cells Young and Healthy
Researchers studied whether vitamin D supplements could help keep cells young in women at risk for diabetes. In this carefully controlled study, some women …
Read MoreGetting Enough Vitamin D May Lower MS Risk in Women
Researchers followed nearly 78,000 Norwegian women for 20 years to see if vitamin D intake affects the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease …
Read MoreDoes Vitamin D Help Older Adults Build Muscle? Here's What Science Shows
Researchers combined results from seven studies to see if vitamin D supplements help people over 60 build muscle and get stronger. They found that vitamin D …
Read MoreWhy Some Kids Need More Vitamin D to Build Strong Bones
Rickets is a bone disease that happens when children don't get enough vitamin D, calcium, or phosphorus. This can make their bones weak, soft, and shaped …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Worse Allergies in Kids
Researchers studied 343 children with allergic rhinitis (hay fever-like symptoms) to understand if vitamin D levels affect how severe their allergies are. They …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D Linked to Higher Risk of Infection After Surgery
A large study combining data from over 12,000 surgical patients found that people with low vitamin D levels were more likely to develop infections at their …
Read MoreLow Vitamin D May Increase Problems After Shoulder Surgery
Researchers looked at over 41,000 people who had shoulder surgery to see if having low vitamin D levels affected their recovery. They found that people with …
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