Time to add some sunshine (vitamin D) to milk and bread
Free vitamin D supplements will be sent to over two million clinically vulnerable people in England this winter. Over 80% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19...
Vitamin D: a pseudo-vitamin for a pseudo-disease
We are still in love with vitamins a century after they were discovered, with half the US and UK population taking a supplement. Vitamin D...
Vitamin B6 supplements could reduce anxiety, depression
Scientists from the University of Reading measured the impact of high doses of Vitamin B6 on young adults and found that they reported feeling...
Vitamin B12 may benefit walking, cognition in people with Parkinson’s
Scientists from the University of California, San Francisco found that low levels of vitamin B12 may worsen walking, and cognition in people with Parkinson's...
An egg a day can maintain good vitamin D level in body
Scientists from Deakin University found that eating an egg every day in winter can help keep your vitamin D levels up. The research is published...
Vitamin K could protect your heart health
Scientists from Edith Cowan University found that people who eat a diet rich in vitamin K have up to a 34 percent lower risk...
Vitamin D level could predict severity of COVID-19 effectively
In a recent study from Trinity College Dublin, scientists found that vitamin D can determine the severity of COVID-19, and they are calling on...
Why you shouldn’t take vitamin E or beta carotene supplements to prevent cancer and...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a recommendation statement in June 2022 on the use of over-the-counter vitamin supplements. Based on its independent panel...
Vitamin D may not protect kidney health in people with high diabetes risk
Scientists from Stanford University found vitamin D supplementation may not protect the kidney health of people with pre-diabetes. The research is published in the Clinical...
Vitamin D supplement ‘overdosing’ can be harmful
Scientists recently found that 'overdosing' on vitamin D supplements is both possible and harmful. They treated a man who needed hospital admission for his excessive...