It seems that there is a new study every month that links vitamin D to some key health benefit. New research finds that pregnant women with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to suffer from bacterial vaginosis (BV). BV is a common vaginal infection that increases a woman’s risk for [...]

New research adds more evidence of the importance of vitamin D supplementation and that daily recommended levels are low. The study provides evidence for a link between vitamin D insufficiency and asthma severity, and is the first study of its kind of vitamin D and disease severity in children with asthma.
The study found [...]

Young female athletes could have yet another reason to get plenty of vitamin D. The importance of vitamin D for calcium absorption and host of other health needs is well documented, now, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, researcher finds that teenage girls with higher vitamin [...]

Radiological health expert Daniel Hayes, Ph.D., of the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene suggests that a form of vitamin D could be one of our body’s main protections against damage from low levels of radiation. Writing in the International Journal of Low Radiation, Hayes explains that calcitriol, the active form of [...]

Vitamin D is essential to good health but needs to be activated to function properly in the human body. A study published in the Journal of Immunology links the vitamin D locally produced in lung airway cells to activation of two genes that help fight infection. Until recently, this activation was thought to [...]

A majority of Parkinson’s disease patients had insufficient levels of vitamin D in a new study from Emory University School of Medicine.
The fraction of Parkinson’s patients with vitamin D insufficiency, 55 percent, was significantly more than patients with Alzheimer’s disease (41 percent) or healthy elderly people (36 percent).
The results are published in the Archives of [...]

Vitamin D is essential for in overall health of several body organs, says UC Riverside biochemist Anthony Norman, an international expert on vitamin D, who advocates increasing the adult daily intake of the vitamin to a minimum of 2000 iu for disease prevention.
In a paper published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Norman identifies [...]

A new study of men and women in England, Scotland and Wales suggests that Low levels of vitamin D may contribute to chronic pain in women.  The study did not find a similar link for men.
The study had 6824 participants and is published in the journal Annals of Rheumatic Diseases.
Women with vitamin D levels in [...]

Another reason for adequate vitamin D, especially for moms.
According to a Canadian study, vitamin D levels of pregnant women is linked to baby’s incidence of enamel defects and early-childhood tooth decay.  The study is the first to show that pregnant women’s vitamin D levels may affect the dental health of their infants.
Researchers analyzed the vitamin [...]

Your guide to safe summer fitness
“Start your day by slathering on sunscreen labeled SPF 15 or higher. ”
by Kathleen Finn
After a long winter of rain, snow, and ice—and more than a few cancelled workouts—getting outside to move your body is a physical and psychological boon. The sun stimulates production of vitamin D, an essential [...]