Diabetic retinopathy (damage to the retina of the eye) is a complication of diabetes mellitus, which can eventually lead to blindness.
During the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, researchers at Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia, reported a significant relationship. Continue reading Low vitamin D and the risk of diabetic retinopathy
During the American College of Cardiology meeting, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reported there was no link between blood levels of vitamin D and the incidence of myalgias in patients treated with the statin drug, atorvastatin (Lipitor). Continue reading Is there a connection between vitamin D and muscle pain during statin therapy?
In November 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) doubled the recommended daily intake of vitamin D for infants and children, from 200 IU/day (2003 recommendation) to 400 IU/day.
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in Atlanta, Georgia assessed whether infants in the US are meeting these recommendations during their first year of life. Continue reading Infants not consuming adequate vitamin D
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore, Maryland reviewed the evidence. Continue reading Does vitamin D reduce the risk of falls in older adults?
Researchers from the US and The Netherlands reviewed the evidence. Continue reading Preventing fractures with vitamin D
There are lots of options but little high-quality scientific support for any of them, according to this Cochrane review. Continue reading Options to treat nauesa and vomiting in early pregnancy
Aromatase inhibitors (listed below) are a class of drugs used to treat breast cancer and ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women. Joint pain (arthralgia) is the main reason women stop taking this drug.
Researchers at the University of Barcelona, in Spain, used vitamin D to lower the risk of arthralgia. Continue reading Vitamin D to reduce joint pain with aromatase inhibitors
Researchers from Australia and the UK reviewed the evidence. Continue reading Vitamin D supplementation and hip fracture risk
It’s controversial.
Dr. Jay Hoecher at Mayoclinic.com presents his perspective. Continue reading Should children take multivitamins?
No prospective study has examined the association between vitamin D and cognitive decline or dementia,… until now.
Researchers in the US, UK, and Italy studied whether low blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) are associated with an increased risk of substantial cognitive decline. Continue reading Vitamin D and the risk of dementia
The results from many studies in the past 2 years make it clear that current vitamin D guidelines aren’t sufficient, and we can’t rely on the sun to meet our daily requirements.
Here are the latest recommendations from Osteoporosis Canada. Continue reading New vitamin D recommendations from Canada
Researchers from Italy report that low vitamin D is linked to severe fibrosis and a poor response to interferon treatment. Continue reading Low vitamin D levels lower the response to treatment of hepatitis C
During the Endocrine Society’s Annual Meeting, Researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Sinai Hospital, in Baltimore, Maryland, reported an association between vitamin D deficiency and type 2 diabetes. Continue reading Importance of vitamin D screening and supplementation in diabetes
The FDA is alerting parents and caregivers that some liquid Vitamin D supplement products are sold with droppers that could allow excessive dosing of Vitamin D to infants. Continue reading FDA issues vitamin D recommendations for infants
The SUNLIGHT (Study of Underlying Genetic Determinants of Vitamin D and Highly Related Traits) Consortium reports its results.
The abstract in The Lancet is poor, but here’s a summary of the details from Medical News Today. Continue reading Is there a genetic predisposition to vitamin D deficiency?
Results from the Swiss HIV Cohort Study suggest that systematic screening should be considered. Continue reading Observations on vitamin D deficiency in HIV
Lots of research points to the need to increase our intake of cholecalciferol (vitamin D).
Here’s a study by researchers at the University of Melbourne, in Australia that cautions against giving too much at once. Continue reading Negative response to a single very high dose of vitamin D
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that low vitamin D levels were associated with a 5-fold increased risk for progression to tuberculosis. Continue reading Vitamin D and the risk of tuberculosis
Researchers at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, in Lyon, France) and Imperial College of London, UK report a significant reduction in risk. Continue reading Vitamin D levels and the risk of colon cancer
Researchers in Georgia and Massachusetts measured the vitamin D status of black and white adolescents in the southeastern United States and the relationship with adiposity. Continue reading More evidence of vitamin D deficiency in adolescents