Friday, September 15, 2006

potent fighter of the flu

Vitamin D is seen by some as a potent fighter of the flu


Epidemic Influenza And Vitamin D
Medical News Today (press release) - UK
... free of infection. The steroid hormone that showed these remarkable antibiotic properties was plain old vitamin D. All of the patients ...
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Vitamin D linked to catching colds in winter

Scientist say that the reason we catch colds in winter is due to lack of sunshine which means lack of Vitamin D


Bottled sunshine: The value of vitamin D
Independent - London,England,UK
... The "seasonal stimulus" behind the annual winter flu epidemics is a lack of vitamin D due to shorter days and lack of sunlight. ...



Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Vitamin D halves risk of Pancreas Cancer

Vitamin D found to halve risk of pancreatic cancer
Guardian Unlimited - UK
A healthy intake of vitamin D can almost halve the risk of pancreatic cancer, a study has found. A survey of 46,711 men and 75,427 ...



Saturday, September 09, 2006

More D = Less Falls

More recomendations for Elderly to take D to prevent falls

Vitamin D reduces risk of falls, studies find
Dickson Herald - Dickson,TN,USA
By CLAUDIA PINTO. In light of new research, local doctors are increasingly recommending that elderly patients reduce their risk of falling by taking vitamin D. ...



Friday, September 08, 2006

Admission to old folks home inversely proportional to Vitamin D levels

log vitamin D = go to old folks home

1 From Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Am J Clin Nutr (subscription) - Davis,CA,USA
... Both factors make the evaluation of causality inherently difficult. Vitamin D presents a good case in point. There has been an explosion ...



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