Vitamin D Supplementation – Be Careful, Researchers Warn

Very high blood levels of vitamin D confer no additional benefit, researchers from Johns Hopkins reported in the American Journal of Medicine.

Americans Are Consuming Far Too Much Added Sugar

Americans are consuming far too many calories from added sugars, with approximately 13% of adults’ total caloric intake coming from sources such as sugar and high fructose corn syrup, according to the latest report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report included data for added sugar consumption between 2005 and 2010 among U.S.

Vitamin D Deficiency: The Hidden Epidemic

Australia is in the grip of a hidden epidemic of “sunshine vitamin” deficiency, according to one of the world’s foremost experts, US Professor Michael F.

Bad Cholesterol Lowered In Men On Heart-Healthy Diet, Regardless Of Weight Loss

A heart-healthy diet helped men at high risk for heart disease reduce their bad cholesterol, regardless of whether they lost weight, in a study presented at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2013 Scientific Sessions…

Diet, ‘Anti-Aging’ Supplements May Help Reverse Blood Vessel Abnormality

A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables – combined with “anti-aging” supplements – improved blood vessel function, in a study presented at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2013 Scientific Sessions.

Diet, ‘Anti-Aging’ Supplements May Help Reverse Blood Vessel Abnormality

A diet low in grains, beans and certain vegetables – combined with “anti-aging” supplements – improved blood vessel function, in a study presented at the American Heart Association’s Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 2013 Scientific Sessions. The blood vessel abnormality, or endothelial dysfunction, occurs when cells lining the interior wall of blood vessels malfunction…

Women Who Drink Alcohol Before Pregnancy Less Likely To Take Multivitamins

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego Department of Pediatrics and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, a research affiliate of UC San Diego School of Medicine, have found a link between multivitamin use and alcohol consumption before pregnancy, uncovering a need for education about the importance of vitamin supplementation, particularly among women who drink …

Link Between Low Vitamin D Levels And Pneumonia Risk

A University of Eastern Finland study showed that low serum vitamin D levels are a risk factor for pneumonia. The risk of contracting pneumonia was more than 2.5 times greater in subjects with the lowest vitamin D levels than in subjects with high vitamin D levels. The results were published in Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health…

Mild Iodine Deficiency During Pregnancy Can Harm The Baby’s Neurological Development

Children who did not receive enough iodine in the womb performed worse on literacy tests as 9-year-olds than their peers, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). Iodine is absorbed from food and plays a key role in brain development…

Heart-healthy diet helps men lower bad cholesterol, regardless of weight loss

A heart-healthy diet helped men at high risk for heart disease reduce their bad cholesterol, regardless of whether they lost weight, in a new study.

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