What is the Dose-Response for Maternal Vitamin D Supplementation in Lactating Mothers?
Discussion
Vitamin D is an important vitamin for bone formation and mineral homeostasis. Hypocalcemia, hypophosphatemia, osteomalacia, rickets and tetany can all result because of Vitamin D deficiency. Deficiency is caused by inadequate dietary intakes of Vitamin D, inadequate exposure to sunlight or patients with fat malabsorption or renal disease. Even in high sun exposure areas of the world, Vitamin D deficiency can occur because of inadequate exposure due to clothing or cultural practices. Sunscreen blocks sunlight and an SPF (sun protection factor) of 8 blocks 95% of the sun, so there needs to be a careful balance bet...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - April 15, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Is Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Peripheral Neuropathy? Is Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Peripheral Neuropathy?
Vitamin D deficiency may affect large nerve fibers in patients with diabetes and peripheral neuropathy.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 22, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Vitamin D: Deficiency Symptoms, Health Benefits, Optimal Sources, And Side Effects
Authored by Mecura Wang and medically reviewed by Dr. Beverly Timerding via The Epoch Times, Vitamin D, or the “sunshine vitamin,” is considered both a fat-soluble vitamin and a hormone because it can be obtained…#optimalsources #mecurawang #beverlytimerding #epochtimes #vitamind #vitamin #d3 #preeclampsia #insulin #vitaminds (Source: Reuters: Health)
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'I'm a doctor - here are six signs you're vitamin D deficient'
From pains across various areas of your body to the inability to form a fist, vitamin D deficiency could present itself in many different ways. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 3, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Multivitamins Are Linked to Slower Brain Aging
Aging is inevitable, but that doesn’t stop us from trying to slow it down. And the easier the intervention, the better.
In a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, researchers report that taking a multivitamin that you can buy at the pharmacy can slow cognitive decline associated with aging by as much as two years.
The trial is part of a series led by scientists at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital that compared people 60 years or older taking Centrum Silver to those taking a placebo. It was funded by the National Institutes of Health and Mars Edge—a bra...
Source: TIME: Health - January 19, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alice Park Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
Modifiable Risk Factors for Young-Onset Dementia Flagged Modifiable Risk Factors for Young-Onset Dementia Flagged
Social isolation, alcohol use disorder, and vitamin D deficiency are among the modifiable risk factors linked to young-onset dementia.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - January 9, 2024 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Source Type: news
Vitamin D deficiency, diabetes and depression increases young-onset dementia, study finds
Early-onset dementia risk is heightened by various health issues, including Vitamin D deficiency, depression, and diabetes, according to a new study. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young-onset dementia risk increased by Vitamin D deficiency and depression, study says
A major study has identified 15 risk factors for young-onset dementia, not all of which are genetic. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Young-Onset Dementia Tied to New Risk Factors
(MedPage Today) -- Four new risk factors for young-onset dementia were identified in the prospective U.K. Biobank study.
Orthostatic hypotension, vitamin D deficiency, high C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and social isolation emerged as new risk... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - December 26, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Vitamin D may improve brain function and strengthen memory
Vitamin D or “the sunshine vitamin” has long been touted for strengthening our bones and aiding our immune system. Research has linked vitamin D deficiency with chronic health conditions and early death. A group of researchers from Tufts University found that the vitamin may also affect our…#vitamind #tuftsuniversity #alzheimersdementia #sarahbooth #kylashea #fortune #vitamin #harvardhealth (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Vitamin D supplements do not prevent bone fractures in children
A new study involving nearly 9,000 children deficient in Vitamin D found that supplementing children’s diets with Vitamin D had very little impact on the strength of a child’s bones or the number of fractures they had. The findings, which the researchers describe as ‘striking’, are published in the Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and will... Read moreThe post Vitamin D supplements do not prevent bone fractures in children appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - December 7, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Mollie Fraser-Andrews Tags: Musculoskeletal Obesity and nutrition Paediatrics vitamin d Source Type: news
Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Obesity Unclear Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Obesity Unclear
Debates about the association of vitamin D levels with obesity are ongoing, and confounding factors remain to be elucidated.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - December 5, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
Doctor warns you could be taking vitamin D wrong - risk of a deficiency
You might not be getting any benefits from a daily supplement if you take it on an empty stomach. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 2, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Surprising food that could provide 100% of daily vitamin D as many at risk of deficiency
Just 100 grams of the food could deliver the exact amount you need daily, according to research. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Six red flag signs of vitamin D deficiency to spot, according to expert
Vitamin D deficiency can spell bad news for the health of your bones, muscles, teeth and immune system, making symptom awareness crucial. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
