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NEWS ABOUT: vitamins

vitamins stories: 14 news summaries

(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

(Newser) - The Florida pharmacy that prepared vitamin supplements for the 21 polo horses that died last weekend has admitted that the mixture was faulty, the Palm Beach Post reports. Franck’s Pharmacy in Tallahassee said today that the level of one ingredient in the supplement—which the polo team says was... More »

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Florida • vitamins • horse • veterinarian • pharmacy • polo • Victor Vargas • Tallahassee • Lechuza Caracas

 Bad Vitamin Killed Polo 
 Horses: Team Captain 

Common drug was tainted, he claims

Apr 22, 09 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - A tainted vitamin supplement killed the 21 horses that collapsed before a polo match in Florida last weekend, the captain of the Venezuelan team claims. He notes that five horses not given the drug are fine. The French drug, called Biodyl, is commonly administered in Europe but not approved for... More »

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drugs • vitamins • horse • death • tainted • vitamin B • selenium • polo • US Open Polo Championship • Biodyl • supplements

 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

 Got Milk? 
 It May Fight 
 Alzheimer's 

Drink is great source of key vitamin B12

Mar 1, 09 5:31 PM CST
(Newser) - Two glasses of milk a day could help prevent brain-deteriorating diseases like Alzheimer’s, scientists at Oxford have found. Milk, they observed, is an excellent source of vitamin B12, which experts believe helps protect nerve cells; elderly people with low B12 levels experience twice the brain shrinkage of those with... More »

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medical breakthrough • dementia • milk • vitamins • Oxford University • health research • Alzheimer's Disease

(AP) - The largest study ever of multivitamin use in older women found the pills did nothing to prevent common cancers or heart disease, the AP reports. The 8-year study in 161,808 postmenopausal women echoes recent disappointing vitamin studies in men. "Get nutrients from food," the study's lead... More »

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cancer • health • heart disease • vitamins

 Poor Kids 
 Missing Out 
 on Multivitamins 

Well-heeled kids take them, poor need them

Feb 5, 09 6:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Vitamin supplements can combat kids' dietary deficiencies, but tend to be taken by those who least need them, reports Time. A five-year study found that a third of US children take supplements—but those kids are much more likely to be white, with higher incomes, healthier diets, and better health... More »

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health care • health insurance • children • vitamins • diet • National Health Service • poverty • health study • dietary supplement



 Seniors, 
 Remember 
 Ledger: Don't 
 Mix Meds 

Seniors in danger from drug interactions

Dec 24, 08 7:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Millions of older Americans take so many prescription and over-the-counter drugs that they risk serious side effects from the drugs’ interactions, USA Today reports. A new study found that about 30% of people aged 57 to 85 now take at least five prescription drugs regularly—plus non-prescription medications and supplements—... More »

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vitamins • prescription drugs • over-the-counter drugs • seniors • dietary supplement • drug interaction • glucosamine-chondroitin

 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

Airborne Will Offer Refunds Over Ad Claims

Maker of fizzy orange tablet settles with feds after cold-cure boasts

Aug 15, 08 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Airborne—the fizzy orange tablet long pitched as a way to cure and prevent the common cold—will refund consumers the price of up to six purchases because it has no evidence to back up those claims, the Washington Post reports. Under a deal cut yesterday, the company will add... More »

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vitamins • lawsuit • class action • false advertising • Airborne

 Eat Your Veggies; Here's How 

Cooking (or not) can boost nutrients, experts say

May 20, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chomping on a raw carrot may give you the keen eyesight of a cartoon rabbit, but boiling the vegetable first is a better way to release its nutrients, scientists say. The New York Times looks at a variety of cooking methods and finds the goodness of the good stuff on... More »

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nutrition • cooking • vegetables • vitamins • lycopene • nutrients • vitamin B • vitamin C • lutein • beta carotene

Vitamins Can Kill, Warns
Shocking New Study

'No benefit' found in antioxidants

Apr 16, 08 4:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Antioxidant vitamin supplements do not improve health or prevent disease—and may even cause death, according to new research. In a stunning blow to millions who take vitamins, a review of 67 studies involving 230,000 users showed "no convincing evidence" that antioxidants had any benefit, and linked vitamin... More »

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vitamins • antioxidants • mortality • vitamin E • vitamin A • vitamin C • selenium • free radicals • Biocare • Health Supplements Information Service • beta carotene

Folic Acid May Help Prevent Premature Birth

Supplement could cut risk by 70%; fortifying flour, bread advocated

Jan 31, 08 1:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Taking folic acid supplements could cut the risk of premature birth by 70%, a study has found, giving women one more reason to seek out the synthetic B9 vitamin. Since one in three premature babies dies, the findings could save thousands of lives. The catch is that the acid should... More »

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pregnancy • vitamins • premature birth • folic acid

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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