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NEWS ABOUT: vitamin D

vitamin D stories: 17 news summaries

(Newser) - Too much time inside has left millions of American kids with shockingly low levels of Vitamin D, two new studies conclude. Roughly 9% of all 1- to 21-year-olds—7.6 million—were found to be Vitamin D deficient—putting them at higher risk for bone problems, heart disease, diabetes, and... More »

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children • sunlight • vitamin D • health study

(Newser) - Vitamin D is "one hot topic" among nutritionists, the Los Angeles Times reports, and it's about to get hotter. More than 2,000 studies on the so-called sunshine vitamin have been published this year alone, exploring its role in everything from reducing the risk of pancreatic cancer and diabetes... More »

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nutrition • vitamins • sunlight • vitamin D • Institute of Medicine

 Cancer Fears Drive 
 Fitness Buffs Indoors 

Dermatologists warn on workouts in the sun

Jun 18, 09 11:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Health experts warn us to keep fit while also pestering us to beware of the sun's damaging rays. The solution, for many: indoor workouts. “I refuse to exercise outdoors,” one avid stationary cyclist tells the Boston Globe. She said she considers the sun a harbinger of cancer, not... More »

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cancer • health • skin cancer • exercise • dermatology • fitness • vitamin D • gym • gyms • health club • treadmill • stationary bike

(Newser) - Children with asthma might want to get outside more. According to a recent study, children with lower levels of vitamin D are likely to have more severe asthma symptoms, ScienceDaily reports. In the first in vivo study on the subject, researchers looked at 600 Costa Rican children with asthma. Those... More »

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asthma • vitamin D • medical study

 Sunscreen-Slathered 
 Americans Lack Vitamin D 

75% of teens, adults found to be short of 'sunshine' nutrient

Mar 24, 09 6:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three-quarters of adults and teens in the US aren't getting enough vitamin D, according to a new study. The report suggests increased use of sunscreen has contributed to a steep rise in deficiency of the vitamin, which is mainly absorbed through sunshine. African Americans are particularly at risk because the... More »

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vitamins • diet • sunscreen • vitamin D • Sunshine vitamin

 Sunlight Offers 
 Ray of Hope in 
 Preventing MS 

Vitamin D deficiency triggers disease

Feb 5, 09 5:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Deadly multiple sclerosis, which slowly destroys the central nervous system, may be  prevented with healthy exposure to the sun or Vitamin D supplements, according to a new study. Fresh research at Oxford University shows a vitamin D deficiency triggers a gene variant that increases the risk of developing MS by... More »

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Scotland • multiple sclerosis • MS • World Health Organization • vitamin D • Orkney • Shetland

 Parkinson's Linked 
 to Lack of Vitamin D 

Research finds Parkinson's patients deficient in sunshine vitamin

Oct 14, 08 5:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - New research has strongly linked Parkinson's disease to a lack of vitamin D in the body, the BBC reports. Studies found that 55% of elderly patients with Parkinson's had low levels of the vitamin, compared to 36% of healthy elderly people. Researchers are unsure whether the deficiency is a cause... More »

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nutrition • vitamins • Parkinson's disease • sunlight • vitamin D

 Docs Double Daily Dose of D 

Vitamin deficiency in young children is more prevalent than many parents suspect

Oct 13, 08 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Doctors have a new prescription for kids: double the vitamin D. The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that infants, children, and adolescents take twice the daily dose, or 400 IU, of the vitamin previously suggested, the Boston Globe reports. More prevalent than many parents realize, vitamin D deficiency (common... More »

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fortified milk • breast feeding • vitamin D • baby formula • dietary supplement

Vitamin D's Grade: A+, or Incomplete? 

'Sunshine vitamin' can stave off disease, but may be risky too

Jul 4, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Vitamin D, the "sunshine vitamin," has been getting plenty of good press lately, leading some to ask why more people aren't guzzling it to help stave off heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. But as the government looks to update its guidelines, many experts warn that bombarding people with... More »

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cancer • diabetes • heart disease • NIH • sunlight • osteoporosis • vitamin D • Sunshine vitamin • rickets

 Low Vitamin D
 Linked to Early Death 

Those lacking 'sunshine vitamin' likely to die earlier of myriad causes

Jun 24, 08 6:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - People with low levels of vitamin D are more likely to die earlier from a variety of causes than people with normal levels of the so-called "Sunshine Vitamin," according to a new study. The study is the latest to underscore the health benefits of vitamin D—and points... More »

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cancer • health • milk • colon cancer • mortality • osteoporosis • vitamin D • Sunshine vitamin • rickets • rectal cancer

 Sunshine Likely
 Prevents
 Heart Attacks 

Vitamin D level is key, researchers say

Jun 10, 08 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Plenty of sunshine could be one key to heart health, according to a new study. Research has linked low levels of vitamin D—the "sunshine vitamin"—to an increased risk of heart attacks, reports Web MD. Men with low levels of vitamin D ran twice the risk of... More »

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milk • diabetes • heart attack • cardiac arrest • vitamin D • high cholesterol • high blood pressure • sunshine

Docs Find Little Kids Low on Vitamin D

Deficiency leads to reduced bone density in infants, toddlers

Jun 3, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many young children are not receiving enough vitamin D, putting them at risk of bone problems and immune-system trouble, ABC News reports. In a group of 380 kids ages 2 and younger, 12% were deficient in vitamin D and 40% had below-optimal levels. A third of those deficient showed changes... More »

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health • infants • vitamin D • Rickets

Vitamin D May Curb
Breast Cancer: Study

Spreading tumors, early death linked to low levels in women

May 16, 08 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to the spread of breast cancer tumors to other parts of the body, reports the Toronto Globe and Mail. Women diagnosed with breast cancer were twice as likely to see it spread and 73% more likely to die early if they had low levels... More »

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breast cancer • medical research • sunlight • vitamin D • ultraviolet light • Pamela Goodwin • Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center • Breast Cancer Research Foundation • American Society of Clinical Oncology • metastases

Sun May Lower Risk of Some Cancers

Exposure increases vitamin D, helps fight non-skin varieties

Jan 9, 08 7:48 PM CST
(Newser) - Getting a little bit more sun may actually reduce the risk of dying from some forms of cancer, a new study says. Brief exposure spurs the production of vitamin D in the body, which helps patients survive bouts with internal cancers—colon, lung, breast, and prostate. That benefit may outweigh... More »

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cancer • basketball • skin cancer • sunlight • vitamin D

Sun Exposure May Reduce Risk of Lung Cancer

Residents of darker locales have higher rates of disease, new research shows

Dec 18, 07 10:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Lack of exposure to sunlight may increase the risk of lung cancer, a study of 111 countries shows. Smoking is the risk factor most closely associated with the disease, accounting for as many as 85% of cases, but limited access to UV rays is second, the Telegraph reports. Vitamin D,... More »

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lung cancer • skin cancer • oncology • tumors • vitamin D

Redheads Wave Goodbye

Our flame-haired friends are bound for extinction: report

Aug 23, 07 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Across the globe, true redheads are declining in number and may soon be gone altogether. More human intermingling has lessened redhead coupling, the Daily Mail reports, and carrot-tops may be no more as soon as 2060. Some scientists make less dire predictions, according to National Geographic, and say the... More »

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genetics • redhead • extinction • genes • gene pool • vitamin D

Vitamin D Slashes
Cancer Rates

New study ties nutrient in milk, tuna, salmon to 60% decrease

Jun 8, 07 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first research linking vitamin D directly to cancer prevention shows the nutrient sharply reduces cancer rates in older women. Only 3% of the 1,179 women monitored while taking a combination of vitamin D and calcium developed cancer over 4 years, a 60% lower rate than those given placebos,... More »

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cancer • nutrition • breast cancer • study • research articles • tuna • salmon • fortified milk • Creighton University • Omaha • Nebraska • cells • vitamins • doctor • vitamin D

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