By Janice Neumann August 19, 2014 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Asthma patients who received vitamin D supplements for six months, in addition to inhalers, could breathe a little easier than those who relied only on the inhalers, in a recent study in Iran. The researchers say the results – if confirmed by larger studies […]
Vitamin D Blog: A Bedroom Boost Published: Aug 13, 2014 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Just when it seems the benefits-of-vitamin-D literature has topped out, Italian researchers have found yet another area where the vitamin/hormone may help out: the bedroom. In a study of 143 men, Alessandra Barassi, MD, of University of Milan […]
J Pediatr. 2014 Oct;165(4):849-54.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2014.06.058. Epub 2014 Aug 6. The link between serum vitamin D level, sensitization to food allergens, and the severity of atopic dermatitis in infancy. Baek JH, Shin YH, Chung IH, Kim HJ, Yoo EG, Yoon JW, Jee HM, Chang YE, Han MY. Abstract OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between serum […]
Date August 1, 2011 Publication Autism Spectrum Disorders – From Genes to Environment Author(s) Yasmin Neggers Abstract The objective of this chapter is to evaluate the research pertinent to the use of dietary interventions to treat autism. A brief description, rationale, any evidence of efficacy and validity of methodology employed for most frequently used inventions […]
Practice Update Sarah L Chamlin MD July 23, 2014–Several topics related to pediatric hair loss were discussed at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology, held in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, July 9th through the 12th, 2014. Sheila Fallon Friedlander, MD, from the University of California, San Diego, and colleagues presented a poster […]
Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Jul 23. pii: ajcn.082602. [Epub ahead of print] Cardiovascular disease and vitamin D supplementation: trial analysis, systematic review, and meta-analysis. Ford JA1, MacLennan GS1, Avenell A1, Bolland M1, Grey A1, Witham M1; for the RECORD Trial Group. Abstract BACKGROUND: Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D status has been associated with increased cardiovascular events […]
C. Annweiler Article first published online: 18 JUL 2014 DOI: 10.1111/joim.12279 © 2014 The Association for the Publication of the Journal of Internal Medicine Journal Abstract Full Text PDF Full Text HTML Abstract Background Hypovitaminosis D, a condition that is highly prevalent in older adults aged 65 years and above, is associated with brain changes […]
Authority Nutrition – An Evidence-Based Approach By Kris Gunnars Story Source Eggs are among the few foods that I would classify as “superfoods.” They are loaded with nutrients, some of which are rare in the modern diet. Here are 10 health benefits of eggs that have been confirmed in human studies. 1. Eggs Are […]
A predictive equation to guide vitamin D replacement dose in patients – Full Text Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, 07/10/2014 Exclusive Author Commentary Review Article Singh G, et al. – The recommended daily allowance for vitamin D is grossly inadequate for correcting low serum concentrations of 25–hydroxyvitamin D in many adult patients. […]
Badawi A Dovepress Journal Published Date July 2014 Volume 2014:7 Pages 297 – 303 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S60569 Abstract: A recent relationship between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and insulin resistance has been established through several studies. Research suggests a correlation between serum vitamin D and glycemic status measures. The […]
MedPageToday Endocrinology Vitamin D Blog: A Role for Binding Protein Published: Jul 7, 2014 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Story Source There’s a relatively new player on the vitamin D playing field, and it’s likely to be the subject of much research in the future. Researchers have become more interested in vitamin D […]
PracticeUpdate.com RESEARCH · July 01, 2014 TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Cognitively normal individuals (n = 49) participating in an ongoing brain imaging study completed semiquantitative food frequency questionnaires to evaluate the relationship between dietary nutrients and brain biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Vitamin B12, vitamin D, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, β-carotene, and folate intake were associated with […]
Heartwire Steve Stiles June 30, 2014 Story Source LONDON, UK — Elevated levels of vitamin D may well lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of hypertension, an analysis of gene variants in several large cohorts cautiously suggests[1]. The study found that the presence of several specific genetic mutations associated with reduced metabolic synthesis of […]
Low levels of vitamin D may play a causal role in the development of hypertension, researchers found. by Parker Brown June 26, 2014 Low levels of vitamin D may play a causal role in the development of hypertension, researchers found. Each 10% increase in vitamin D concentration was associated with lower diastolic blood pressure (-.29 […]
Vitamin D and mortality: meta-analysis of individual participant data from a large consortium of cohort studies from Europe and the United States BMJ, 06/24/2014 Evidence Based Medicine Clinical Article Story Source PubMed Reference Journal Reference Schottker B, et al. – The aim is to investigate the association between serum 25–hydroxyvitamin D concentrations (25(OH)D) and mortality in a […]
Calcium, Vitamin D, Dairy Products, and Mortality Among Survivors of CRC Practice Update RESEARCH · June 23, 2014 Story Source TAKE-HOME MESSAGE Findings from the prospective CPS-II Nutrition cohort are presented, demonstrating that higher intake of calcium, vitamin D, and dairy products were all associated with lower incidence of colorectal cancer. Post-diagnosis, calcium and milk […]
Diedtra Henderson June 23, 2014 Calcium and vitamin D supplementation may cause hypercalciuria and hypercalcemia in some postmenopausal women, according to a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Clinicians should measure blood and urine calcium levels at baseline and every 3 months in women who take the supplements, the researchers say. John Christopher Gallagher, MD, from the […]
Vitamin D Blog: Do Low Levels Raise Cancer Death Rates? Published: Jun 17, 2014 By Parker Brown Story Source Low levels of vitamin D were associated with higher cancer mortality in people with a history of cancer, a study found. Based on a meta-analysis, low 25(OH) vitamin D levels were tied to a risk ratio […]
Published: Jun 9, 2014 By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story Non-Western patients who had prediabetes and were living abroad in the Netherlands had no help from vitamin D supplements in terms of improving metabolic markers, researchers found. In a randomized controlled trial that showed vitamin D levels indeed rose in supplemented patients, […]
MedPageToday.com Vitamin D Blog: Cancer Risk in IBD Published: Jul 8, 2014 By Ashwin Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH , Massachusetts General Hospital Story Source In this Guest Blog, Ashwin N. Ananthakrishnan, MBBS, MPH, a gastroenterologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, discusses his recent study on vitamin D and its relationship with cancer in patients with […]