This popular vitamin supplement may damage your eyes
In a new study, researchers found a self-prescribed high dose of over-the-counter niacin is linked to injury of a specific cell type in a...
Vitamin D deficiency may lead to poor muscle function in older people
In a new study, researchers found that vitamin D deficiency is an important determinant of poor skeletal muscle function in adults aged 60 years...
Too much vitamin B could cause hip fracture
Many healthy individuals take high doses of vitamin B supplements. They take them to be on the safe side, thinking that it must be...
Vitamin D and fish oil may help prevent cancer death and heart attacks
In a new study, researchers found vitamin D and fish oil show promises in the prevention of cancer death and heart attacks.
The research was...
Vitamin D may help reduce your early death risk
In a new study, researchers found that vitamin D deficiency is strongly linked to higher death risk, especially in younger and middle-aged people.
In addition,...
Vitamin D is good for the bones, but what about the heart?
Vitamin D plays an important role in overall health, but if you've been taking supplements to strengthen your heart, recent research may disappoint you.
Although...
Vitamin E may protect heart muscle after heart attack
In a new study, researchers found α-TOH (vitamin E) may help prevent heart muscle damage after a heart attack.
The finding sheds new light on...
Vitamin D may provide great health benefits to pregnant women
In a new study, researchers found that supplementing pregnant women with vitamin D alone may reduce the risk of several health problems.
The research was...
Too much vitamin D may harm your kidney health
Recently, researchers from the University of Toronto have found that taking too much vitamin D supplements could lead to kidney failure.
They reported a man’s...
How much vitamin D is enough?
In a new study, researchers suggest that when recommending vitamin D supplements, doctors should look at each individual patient as having different requirements and...