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Aside from keeping bones healthy, it seems that Vitamin D play a lot of other functions in the body. In a recent animal study, it has been shown that activated vitamin D can protect against heart failure.
Heart muscle cells in untreated rats bred to develop heart failure show signs of disease. Right: Heart muscle cells […]
In a review of existing scientific literature, scientists say that, among its other impacts on bone health and possibly reducing cancer risks, vitamin D also plays an important in brain development and function.
McCann & Ames point out that evidence for vitamin D’s involvement in brain function includes the wide distribution of vitamin D receptors throughout […]
Vitamin D deficiency has long been linked to an individual’s predisposition to diabetes type 1 and 2. In addition, it has been noted that type 1 diabetes is more common in countries where exposure to sunlight (which enables the body to manufacture vitamin D) is lower.
In a new study, dietary supplementation with vitamin D […]
Data from a large, prospective epidemiologic study published in this month’s issue of The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition supports previous findings from small-scale investigations on the link between plasma vitamin C concentrations and stroke risk. They found that individuals with high concentrations of vitamin C in the blood plasma had a 42% lower risk […]
Of course, you can always take folic acid supplements, but folate (aka Vitamin B9) is also naturally present in certain foods.
Leafy vegetables such as spinach and turnip greens, dried beans and peas, fortified cereal products, sunflower seeds and certain other fruits and vegetables are rich sources of folate.
Try out this Kale, Sausage & Lentil Skillet […]
It’s the National Birth Defects Prevention Month and Folic Acid Awareness Week.
What’s the connection of folic acid and birth defects? Folic acid is the single most effective weapon against spina bifida, a disabling birth defect which results from the failure of the baby’s spine to close during its first few months in the womb. It […]
If you want to make the most out of the health benefits of your green tea, pass on the milk, and add a zest of lemon instead. A preliminary study indicates that citrus juices enable more of green tea’s unique antioxidants to remain after simulated digestion, making the lemon-tea even healthier than previously thought. Using […]
A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that Vitamin D, a key nutrient present in milk, could have aging benefits linked to reduced inflammation.
In a genetic study of more than 2,100 female twin pairs ages 19-79, British and American researchers found that higher vitamin D levels were linked to […]
Vitamin K seems to be a multitasking vitamin. By influencing the secondary modification of osteocalcin, a protein needed to bind calcium to the bone matrix, vitamin K promotes bone health and prevent osteoporosis. It has also been previously shown to help promote cardiovascular health by preventing arterial calcification.
In a new study published in Cell, osteocalcin […]
Looks like calcium and vitamin D not only keeps your bones healthy (and thus prevent osteoporosis) and prevent cardiovascular risks, a recent study also shows that increasing the intake of calcium and vitamin D could also reduce the risk for cancer in women by at least 60 percent.
The four-year clinical trial included more than one […]
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