Current recommended daily intakes of vitamin D are 200 international units (IU) for younger adults, 400 IU for those aged 51 to 70 years, and 600 IU for those older than 70 years.
Category Archives: Vitamin D
Vitamin D and the risk of dying
Ordinary doses of vitamin D supplements seem to be associated with lower mortality rates. Continue reading Vitamin D and the risk of dying
What is the effect of vitamin D blood levels on colon and rectal cancer?
Low vitamin D status has long been implicated in colorectal cancer.
This study looks at the relation between blood levels of vitamin D and the risk of colon, colorectal, and rectal cancer in men and women. Continue reading What is the effect of vitamin D blood levels on colon and rectal cancer?
Vitamin D protects from cancer of the pancreas
Laboratory studies show that there are up to three times more vitamin D receptors on pancreatic cancer cells than on normal pancreas cells. Moreover, the exposure to high concentrations of vitamin D(3) reduces the number of pancreatic cancer cells.
Now, the results from an epidemiological survey confirm the relationship between vitamin D and cancer of the pancreas.
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