Calcium and vitamin D: Important at every age
The foods we eat contain a variety of vitamins, minerals, and other important nutrients that help keep our bodies healthy.
Two nutrients in particular, calcium...
This vitamin deficiency strongly raises your risk of COVID-19
Scientists from the University of Birmingham found that healthcare workers who self-isolated after developing symptoms of COVID-19 were more likely to have a vitamin...
Vitamin D level could predict your future health and death risk
In a recent study from University Hospitals Leuven, researchers found that free, circulating vitamin D levels in the blood may be a better predictor...
Vitamin K2 supplements cannot slow calcium buildup in heart valve
Scientists from Odense University Hospital found that the progressive narrowing of the aortic heart valve in a group of older men could not be...
Scientists confirm vitamin D deficiency linked to severe COVID-19 and death
Scientists from Bar-Ilan University found a correlation between vitamin D deficiency and COVID-19 severity and death.
The research is published in the journal PLOS ONE and was conducted...
Vitamin C linked to lower risk of early death
Scientists from Herlev and Gentofte Hospital found high vitamin C concentrations in the blood from eating fruit and vegetables are associated with a reduced...
Vitamins and minerals for older adults
Vitamins and minerals are two of the main types of nutrients that your body needs to survive and stay healthy.
Find information on some of...
What vitamin D can do to your health, according to science
Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a hormone our bodies make.
It is a fat-soluble vitamin that has long been known to...
Vitamin D could help reduce migraine headache attacks
Scientists found vitamin D supplementation could reduce headache attacks per month and headache days per month among migraine patients.
The research is published in The...
What is vitamin B12–deficiency anemia?
Vitamin B12–deficiency anemia, also known as cobalamin deficiency, is a condition that develops when your body can't make enough healthy red blood cells because...