The author focuses on findings from a clinical trial of megadoses of vitamin D in women with a risk of hip fracture. Findings indicated that megadoses of vitamin D3 given annually for three to five years increased the risk of falls and fractures in women aged 70 and older. The article ...
When bare skin is exposed to sunlight, it makes vitamin D, which is needed by our bodies to absorb calcium and ensure strong, healthy bones. With bathing suit skin exposure, it only takes about 10-15 minutes of sun exposure during the summer to generate all the vitamin D your body needs...
Vitamin D is really important for our bones(骨骼).When we are young,vitamin D builds up our bones and makes them strong.When we are older,we still need vitamin D to keep our bones strong.Our bodies keep the vitamin D in our bones and teeth.Then we lose vitamin ...
many people say that they "don't spend enough time in the sun" and "their bone density is not high enough", so they need to supplement extra vitamin D; But some people also believe that supplementing too much vitamin D can cause harm...
As many as 100 million children suffer from vitamin A deficiency, a leading cause of blindness. Tens of millions of people suffer from other major ailments and nutritional deficiencies caused by lack of food. 联合国估计,世界上有近8亿人口营养不良。它产生的效应是破坏性的。大约有4亿的育龄妇女...
If you are deficient start taking 2000 iu's of Vitamin D3 to replenish your loss. Dr. Marina Strizhevsky Internist Fair Lawn, NJ Currently we do not have conclusive evidence that vitamin D deficiency linked to diabetes mellitus. Large number of people in USA have low vitamin D and many...
lactation despite changes in vitamin D metabolite concentrations Kerry S Jones1,2, Shima Assar1, Ann Prentice1,2 & Inez Schoenmakers1 Pregnancy and lactation are associated with changes in vitamin D and calcium metabolism but the impact of these changes on vitamin D expenditure is ...
Hymøller, L. & Jensen, S.K. (2010) Vitamin D3 synthesis in the entire skin surface of dairy cows despite hair coverage.Journal of Dairy Science93:2025-2029. Kinuta, K, Tanaka, H., Moriwake, T., Aya, K., Kato, S. & Seino, Y. (2000) Vitamin D is an important factor in ...
Vitamin C not only helps produce NADPH but also regulates quantities so the white blood cell does not create too much oxidative stress in its attempt to protect the body. Vitamin C activates this important shunt while glucose inhibits it. This HMP shunt also produces ribose and deoxyribose which...
In a new study from the United Kingdom, researchers found that more than half of vegan men were deficient in vitamin B12 based on their serum levels. The findings are part of the EPIC-Oxford study and will be published in the European Journal of Clinical