More than 40 percent of the U.S. population is estimated to have a vitamin D deficiency, especially in regions with less year-round sun exposure. The vitamin, which is vital for the body’s absorption ...

Middle Eastern female immigrants are at an increased risk of vitamin D deficiency and their response to prescribed vitamin D dosages may not be adequate and affected by other factors. The objectives ...

Most of what we read concerning vitamin D is about the effects of low levels of the vitamin and what that does to our bodies. What I am asked lately by my patients, however, is, “Can I get too much ...

Vitamin D, also known as the "sunshine vitamin," is a steroid hormone precursor. It was originally thought to play a role only in the mineralization of bones and teeth by maintaining the correct ...

A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what people in northern climates need to get through the long winter, according to researchers. This nutrient lifts mood during cold weather months when days are ...

One of the most contentious questions in nutrition science over the past decade has been whether older adults should be taking supplemental vitamin D and calcium. As the world's population ages and ...

August 16, 2011 — High-dose vitamin D supplementation significantly improves musculoskeletal pain and discomfort caused by aromatase inhibitors (AIs) and may have a positive effect on bone health, ...

Discover simple, delicious recipes rich in Vitamin D to boost immunity, mood, and bone health this winter. Quick & easy meals ...

'Overdosing' on vitamin D supplements is both possible and harmful, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after they treated a man who needed hospital admission for his excessive vitamin D ...

A 41-year-old female was seen in the foot clinic by a podiatrist for left foot pain. While walking on Sept. 14, 2010, she developed severe pain in her left foot after hearing a “snap.” She had regular ...

A recent Brazilian study reveals that vitamin D supplementation significantly boosts chemotherapy's effectiveness in breast cancer patients. Researchers found that 43% of participants taking 2,000 IU ...

The research, supported by FAPESP, involved 80 women over the age of 45 who were about to start treatment at the oncology outpatient clinic of the general and teaching hospital (“Hospital das Clínicas ...