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A preliminary study indicates that Vitamin D not only reduce the risk of developing colon and rectal cancer, vitamin D consumption is also linked to survival.
The results showed that individuals with the vitamin D levels in the highest quartile were 48 percent less likely to die (from any cause, including colon cancer) than those with […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I normally don’t post entries regarding weight management here at Eating Fabulous because that’s not really the main focus of this blog. However, this is is an exception, since the emphasis is still on the health benefit of a combo of dietary supplements in weight management in a specific group of women.
According to a […]
Two studies by scientists from UC San Diego indicate that vitamin D may be able to prevent up to half of breast cancer cases and two-thirds of colorectal cancer cases in the US. This was their conclusion after conducting a meta-analysis, i.e., combining data from previous publications.
Vitamin D3 is available through diet, supplements and exposure […]
Based on a long-term (1987-2004) study of 90,000 Swedish women, eating at least one portion per week of fatty fish such as salmon, raw herring, sardines and mackerel significantly reduced the risk of renal cancer by 74 per cent compared with those who never ate fatty fish.
“This is the first time that a link […]
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