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Is Mom’s Lack of Vitamin D Linked with Child’s Weight?
Maintaining good health during pregnancy is one of the surest ways mothers can protect their developing babies’ well-being. A new study suggests that adequate levels of vitamin D could be one such protective factor. Some data have linked low vitamin D levels to weight gain and obesity in women and children, but in the new [...]
Hormone plays surprise role in fighting skin infections
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are molecules produced in the skin to fend off infection-causing microbes. Vitamin D has been credited with a role in their production and in the body’s overall immune response, but scientists say a hormone previously associated only with maintaining calcium homeostasis and bone health is also critical, boosting AMP expression when dietary vitamin D levels are ...
Inventure Foods Adds Greek Yogurt Superfruit Smoothies
PHOENIX, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Inventure Foods, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNAK), a leading specialty food marketer and manufacturer, has expanded its Jamba ® "at home" Smoothies line with a pair of ...
Vitamin D supplementation in winter can help lower blood pressure in hypertensive patients
A new study, presented at the European Society of Hypertension meeting in London, shows that vitamin D supplementation in winter can help lower blood pressure in patients with hypertension.
Practical Nutrition: Protect your bones with calcium- and vitamin D-rich food choices
Many people are aware of calcium's and vitamin D's roles in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. This condition leads to thinning bones and increased fractures. What they may not know is that their food and beverage choices might raise their risk.
Vitamin D Clinic Wins Place in Final of U.K C&D Innovation Awards
New Life Pharmacy in Glasgow is in the Final of the Prestigious U.K C&D Awards for the Innovative Service Development - a Vitamin D Clinic.Glasgow, Scotland (PRWEB UK) 4 May 2012 It was standing room only on Tuesday night when Elizabeth Roddick, pharmacist and owner of New Life Pharmacy was introducing her vitamin D clinic to the people of Netherlee South Glasgow.“Vitamin D deficiency is a known ...
Sunshine and vitamin D: why cloudy skies are bad for our health
The lack of sunshine in the UK means 25% of us are short of vitamin D. Does it matter? Yes, it does – it could be vital in the fight against TB, cancer and multiple sclerosis A study that emerged from Denmark this week may not have seemed particularly striking in itself. It does, however, add to a growing body of evidence that the paucity of sunlight in the UK for most of the year not only makes ...
Recruitment For Historic, Nationwide Vitamin D Trial
Nationwide (May 8, 2012) -- Vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids are now in the spotlight for their potential ability to prevent disease. Many Americans, especially African Americans, are not getting enough of these nutrients, according to data from national surveys.
Food fortification effective for vitamin D increase: Study
Such a boost would help people attain healthy levels of vitamin D, indicated to be between 125-200 nmol/L.
1 in 5 Americans Will Get Skin Cancer. Will It Be You?
You know you've reached the zenith of pop culture zaniness when Saturday Night Live parodies you. That's exactly what happened to Patricia Krentcil, the overly bronzed New Jersey mom facing second-degree child endangerment charges for allegedly allowing her then five-year-old daughter into a tanning booth. Audiences across America may have laughed at an Oompa-Loompa orange Kristin Wiig spoofing ...
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