Can vitamin D help reduce diabetes, body weight, and high blood pressure?
Vitamin D, which is fat-soluble, could promote calcium absorption in the gut and is needed for bone growth.
Vitamin D is present in very few...
How to reduce Parkinson’s symptoms with diet and supplements
Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder.
It gradually reduces dopamine, a chemical in the brain, affecting speech, walking and balance.
The causes of the disease aren’t...
What Is your optimal vitamin C intake?
Vitamin C is a vitamin found in various foods and sold as a dietary supplement. It is used to prevent and treat scurvy.
Vitamin C...
Vitamin D plays a big role in fighting infections
In a new study from the University of Eastern Finland, researchers highlight the benefits of a good vitamin D status in fighting infections.
The researchers...
Vitamin D deficiency: What you need to know
Getting enough, but not too much, vitamin D is needed to keep your body functioning well.
Vitamin D has several important functions. Perhaps the most...
Do plant-based diets give you vitamin B12 deficiency?
Plant-based diets (vegetarian or vegan) are becoming significantly more popular as people look to adopt a diet that is seen to be better for...
Scientists find vitamin D may reduce inflammation
In a new study from Purdue University, researchers found how vitamin D functions to reduce inflammation caused by immune cells that might be relevant...
The sunshine vitamin that ‘D’elivers on heart health
Free from the sun, vitamin D delivers a natural source for one of the hormones essential to our bodies, especially the bones.
In a new study from...
Vitamin B12 deficiency increases your risk of depression
In a new study from Trinity College Dublin, researchers examined the link between folate and vitamin B12 status and its associations with greater risk of...
How vitamin D delivers on heart health
Free from the sun, vitamin D delivers a natural source for one of the hormones essential to our bodies, especially the bones.
In a new...