Is Vitamin D3 Bad for the Kidney? Is Vitamin D3 Bad for the Kidney?
The question of whether vitamin D3 negatively impacts kidney function is complex. This editorial explores the issue.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 30, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news

New Studies Give Mixed Results About Taking Fish Oil and Vitamin D
(CHICAGO) — Taking fish oil or vitamin D? Big studies give long-awaited answers on who does and does not benefit from these popular nutrients. Fish oil taken by healthy people, at a dose found in many supplements, showed no clear ability to lower heart or cancer risks. Same for vitamin D. But higher amounts of a purified, prescription fish oil slashed heart problems and heart-related deaths among people with high triglycerides, a type of fat in the blood, and other risks for heart disease. Doctors cheered the results and said they could suggest a new treatment option for hundreds of thousands of patients like these. ...
Source: TIME: Health - November 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MARILYNN MARCHIONE / AP Tags: Uncategorized onetime Supplements Source Type: news

Having a Vitamin D3 deficiency and periodontitis may influence the onset of type-2 diabetes
Adults with gum disease and Vitamin D3 deficiency are more at risk of developing type-2 diabetes, according to a new study published inBMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care.MedicalXpress (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - August 21, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

High-Dose Vitamin D Helps Malnourished Kids Make Health Gains High-Dose Vitamin D Helps Malnourished Kids Make Health Gains
Additional high-dose vitamin D3 significantly boosts weight and developmental gains compared with ready-to-use therapeutic food alone in severely malnourished children.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Cholecalciferol and Hyperparathyroidism Progression in CKD Cholecalciferol and Hyperparathyroidism Progression in CKD
A new study examines the effects of a higher dose of cholecalciferol on parathyroid hormone levels in patients with CKD.Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 9, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Nephrology Journal Article Source Type: news

Cyfolex (Cholecalciferol, Folic Acid, Calcium Carbonate, and Bovine Type I Collagen Capsules) - new on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - March 21, 2018 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news

Vitamin D3 May Benefit Heart Surgery Patients
Title: Vitamin D3 May Benefit Heart Surgery PatientsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/12/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/13/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - March 13, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Vitamin D3 May Benefit Heart Surgery Patients
MONDAY, March 12, 2018 -- Many patients have low vitamin D levels before and after open heart surgery, but those levels can be restored to normal with supplementation, a new study suggests. It included 150 patients who had elective open heart... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - March 12, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Polyp Risk Rises with Calcium Supplements (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Elevated with or without vitamin D3 (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - March 2, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news

Why Vitamin D3 Could Be The Most Important Heart Supplement Of All
A new study adds to the argument for supplementing with vitamin D3, especially for those at risk for heart disease. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 31, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David DiSalvo, Contributor Source Type: news

Study Examines Vitamin D3's Potential Effects On Blood Vessels
A new study adds to the argument for supplementing with vitamin D3, especially for those at risk for heart disease. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - January 31, 2018 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: David DiSalvo, Contributor Source Type: news

Ohio University study shows Vitamin D3 could help heal or prevent cardiovascular damage
(Ohio University) Ohio University study shows that Vitamin D3 could help restore damage to the cardiovascular system caused by diseases like hypertension and diabetes. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Low testosterone linked to this deficiency …
Without the sun, none of us would be here. After all, we evolved to live under the sun. But many of us are trained to believe the sun is your deadly enemy. Every day doctors warn you to stay out of the sun. And if you do go out, they want you to slather your skin with toxic sunscreen. Their 30-year-old campaign has been very successful. So successful, that people today are extremely deficient in vitamin D. In fact, a new clinical review shows that nearly a billion people across the globe are vitamin D deficient.1 And low vitamin D is a surefire path to chronic disease, early death — and low testosterone. Almost every wee...
Source: Al Sears, MD Natural Remedies - January 17, 2018 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Cathy Card Tags: Men's Health Nutrition a sagging sex drive chronic disease deficiency early death low T low testosterone. man boobs no energy trouble sleeping vitamin weight gain Source Type: news

Vitamin D & calcium supplements do not improve skeletal muscle strength of young men
According to a study, published inClinical Endocrinology, young men’s skeletal muscle strength and serum testosterone levels were not affected by 6 months of cholecalciferol or calcium supplementation.Healio  (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - November 10, 2017 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Fosamax Plus D (Alendronate Sodium and Cholecalciferol) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - October 12, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news