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Lack Of Vitamin D Could Spell Heart Trouble - Vitamin D deficiency - which is traditionally associated with bone and muscle weakness - may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). A growing body of evidence links low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to common CVD risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes, as well [...]

Increased Risk Of Death Associated With Low Vitamin D Levels - Low vitamin D levels are associated with a higher risk of death, according to a report released on August 11, 2008 in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. There are many potential health problems that could contribute to death in [...]

British Medical Journal’s ‘Lesson Of The Week’ Is Vitamin D - A case reported as the British Medical Journal’s “Lesson Of The Week” vividly illustrates why vitamin D is called the “sunshine vitamin.”  A 53-year-old woman had been treated for breast cancer.  During her treatments she complained of severe, widespread musculoskeletal pain. That pain was [...]

Study gives vitamin K anti-inflammation boost - Increased intake of vitamin K1, and to a lesser extend vitamin D, could protect against inflammation, and positively effect chronic disease risk, suggests a new observational study. There are two main forms of vitamin K: phylloquinone, also known as phytonadione, (vitamin K1) and menaquinones (vitamins K2). K1 is [...]

Vitamin D tests soar as deficiency, diseases linked -The jump in vitamin D testing comes after a slew of emerging research — much of which has been published in the past few years — linking vitamin D deficiency with some infectious diseases, cancers, cardiovascular disease and autoimmune disorders, says Patsy Brannon, professor of nutritional sciences [...]

Can A Natural Vitamin Help Slow Lung Cancer? Study Looks At Role Vitamin D May Play In Shielding Lungs From Tumors — You can get Vitamin D from the sunlight on a warm sunny day, from drinking a cool glass of milk or from supplements at the store, but no matter how you get [...]

Vitamin D May Promote Colon Cancer Survival — Colon cancer patients with high blood levels of vitamin D boost their survival odds by 48 percent, a new study suggests. Previous studies have indicated that high levels of vitamin D may reduce the risk of getting colon cancer by 51 percent, although other studies dispute that [...]