Tag: vitamin d deficiency
Vitamin D Deficiency May Contribute to Metabolic Syndrome
Researchers from the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam state that insufficient amounts of vitamin D in seniors may be one of leading causes of metabolic syndrome. The study involved 1,300 respondents (men and women) over the age of 65. A staggering 50% of all the respondents had vitamin D deficiency. Thirty-five percent of this [...]
Posted: July 12th, 2010 under Metabolic Syndrome, Vitamin D.
Tags: Adult-onset diabetes, Cancer, cancer prevention, High Blood Pressure, hypertension, Metabolic Syndrome, rickets, Stroke, type-2 diabetes, Vitamin D, vitamin d deficiency, vitamin D supplementation
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D Is For Death
Yet Another Study Links D Deficiency to Death Ever wonder what the ‘D’ in vitamin D stands for? I think I know—death. A ton of studies have come out lately regarding vitamin D’s importance to our healthy lives, but there’s been a particular emphasis on how a deficiency in it can increase our risk for [...]
Posted: January 10th, 2010 under Vitamin D.
Tags: Vitamin D, vitamin d deficiency, vitamin d sources
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Your Life “D”pends on It
Study: Elderly Low in Vitamin D Increase their Risk of Premature Death Some “D”pressing news to report on the heart health front, particularly if you’re a senior citizen. According to a joint study conducted by researchers from Colorado and Massachusetts, the elderly are at greater risk of dying from heart disease when their vitamin D [...]
Posted: September 27th, 2009 under Vitamin D.
Tags: premature death, Sunlight, vitamin d deficiency
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With More “D”s, You Get More “A”s
British Study Links Vitamin D to Mental Sharpness Writing a book about health is a lot like buying a laptop, iPod, or any other piece of advanced technology: Before you know it, your top-of-the-line machinery has been replaced by something new and more advanced. I often feel this way when writing books. For instance, I’m [...]
Posted: May 23rd, 2009 under Vitamin D.
Tags: mental health, Sunlight, sunlight vitamin d, vitamin d benefits, vitamin d deficiency
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