Health condition summary: Depression
Vitamin D Council
Researchers are now discovering that vitamin D may play an important role in mental health and depression. To learn more, check out our updated health summary discussing depression and vitamin D. Continue reading → (no membership required) Randomized controlled trial: Vitamin D and gene expression
April 6, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
We know that vitamin D controls up to 5% of the human genome. Researchers recently looked at a large number of genes before and after vitamin D supplementation. Continue reading → (no membership required) Vitamin D: Treatment for motor delay in children
April 9, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Researchers recently reported on a case of motor delay in a four-year-old boy in Ghana. After a number of tests the doctors discovered an extreme vitamin D deficiency. Continue reading → (membership required) Vitamin D for lactating mother: How much is enough?
April 10, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
In March of 2013, researchers did a systematic review of the literature on the amount of vitamin D a lactating woman needs to maintain adequate vitamin D levels in infants. Continue reading → (membership required) Can vitamin D improve the severity of congestive heart failure?
April 8, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Researchers recently conducted an open trial in which they gave 100 patients with congestive heart failure 50,000 IU/week of vitamin D3. Dr Cannell explains the results. Continue reading → (membership required) Impact of heart surgery on vitamin D status of infants and children
April 13, 2013 -- Kate Saley
Most children with congenital heart disease are vitamin D deficient following surgery, new research reports out of the University of Ottawa. Continue reading → (no membership required)
Vitamin D supplementation for children with recurrent ear infections
April 15, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Researchers were curious to see if vitamin D reduced the incidence of ear infections in children with four or more ear infections a year. Continue reading → (membership required)
Did you know: Statins raise vitamin D levels
April 3, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Statins are some of the most widely prescribed drugs in the world. They are used by people with autoimmune disorders, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading → (membership required)
Review confirms vitamin D's involvement in Alzheimer's disease
April 2, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Recently, Doctor researchers at the University of Angers in France reviewed all the studies on vitamin D and Alzheimer’s. Could vitamin D be a big piece to the puzzle? Continue reading → (membership required)
Statins and heart health: Is D the missing link?
April 4, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Doctors at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany were interested in exactly how vitamin D improves the effectiveness of statins. Continue reading → (membership required)
Where is our vitamin D coming from: Part 1
April 5, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Dr Robert Heaney and colleagues were curious about how much vitamin D people get from different food sources. Dr Cannell reviews the surprising results. Continue reading → (membership required)
Where is our vitamin D coming from: Part 2
April 5, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Do meat eaters, fish eaters, vegetarians and vegans have different vitamin D levels? And are we getting extra vitamin D from a unknown source? Continue reading → (membership required)
Study: Air pollution linked to autism
April 11, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Recently, Dr. Tracy Ann Becerra and colleagues from the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA reported that air pollution is directly correlated with autism. Continue reading → (membership required)
Month of birth linked to immune health and multiple sclerosis
April 9, 2013 -- Vitamin D News
A newborn’s immune system development and risk of multiple sclerosis may be influenced by their month of birth. Continue reading →
D deficiency and depression in children with cystic fibrosis
April 8, 2013 -- Vitamin D News
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is associated with depression in children with cystic fibrosis, according to research published last month in Psychosomatics. Continue reading →
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
April 12, 2013 -- Vitamin D News
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder of the intestines. It can cause abdominal pain, cramping and bloating, diarrhea and constipation. Continue reading →
Vitamin D prevents dialysis complications in diabetes
April 8, 2013 -- Vitamin D News
Vitamin D supplementation decreased the risk of complications in dialysis for patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers report at the National Kidney Foundation meeting this week. Continue reading →
Vitamin D and autism
April 16, 2013 -- Vitamin D Event
This week's free Grassroots Health webinar features VDC's Executive Director, John Cannell, MD, discussing "Vitamin D for the prevention and treatment of autism."
Register here for today's webinar, which starts at 10am PST! Have a vitamin D question? You can submit your questions for Dr Cannell when you register. Help the Council Today Like Tweet Forward to Friend
Vitamin D Council
Researchers are now discovering that vitamin D may play an important role in mental health and depression. To learn more, check out our updated health summary discussing depression and vitamin D. Continue reading → (no membership required) Randomized controlled trial: Vitamin D and gene expression
April 6, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
We know that vitamin D controls up to 5% of the human genome. Researchers recently looked at a large number of genes before and after vitamin D supplementation. Continue reading → (no membership required) Vitamin D: Treatment for motor delay in children
April 9, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Researchers recently reported on a case of motor delay in a four-year-old boy in Ghana. After a number of tests the doctors discovered an extreme vitamin D deficiency. Continue reading → (membership required) Vitamin D for lactating mother: How much is enough?
April 10, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
In March of 2013, researchers did a systematic review of the literature on the amount of vitamin D a lactating woman needs to maintain adequate vitamin D levels in infants. Continue reading → (membership required) Can vitamin D improve the severity of congestive heart failure?
April 8, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Researchers recently conducted an open trial in which they gave 100 patients with congestive heart failure 50,000 IU/week of vitamin D3. Dr Cannell explains the results. Continue reading → (membership required) Impact of heart surgery on vitamin D status of infants and children
April 13, 2013 -- Kate Saley
Most children with congenital heart disease are vitamin D deficient following surgery, new research reports out of the University of Ottawa. Continue reading → (no membership required)
Vitamin D supplementation for children with recurrent ear infections
April 15, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Researchers were curious to see if vitamin D reduced the incidence of ear infections in children with four or more ear infections a year. Continue reading → (membership required)
Did you know: Statins raise vitamin D levels
April 3, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Statins are some of the most widely prescribed drugs in the world. They are used by people with autoimmune disorders, cancer, and Alzheimer’s disease. Continue reading → (membership required)
Review confirms vitamin D's involvement in Alzheimer's disease
April 2, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Recently, Doctor researchers at the University of Angers in France reviewed all the studies on vitamin D and Alzheimer’s. Could vitamin D be a big piece to the puzzle? Continue reading → (membership required)
Statins and heart health: Is D the missing link?
April 4, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Doctors at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany were interested in exactly how vitamin D improves the effectiveness of statins. Continue reading → (membership required)
Where is our vitamin D coming from: Part 1
April 5, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Dr Robert Heaney and colleagues were curious about how much vitamin D people get from different food sources. Dr Cannell reviews the surprising results. Continue reading → (membership required)
Where is our vitamin D coming from: Part 2
April 5, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Do meat eaters, fish eaters, vegetarians and vegans have different vitamin D levels? And are we getting extra vitamin D from a unknown source? Continue reading → (membership required)
Study: Air pollution linked to autism
April 11, 2013 -- John Cannell, MD
Recently, Dr. Tracy Ann Becerra and colleagues from the Fielding School of Public Health at UCLA reported that air pollution is directly correlated with autism. Continue reading → (membership required)
Month of birth linked to immune health and multiple sclerosis
April 9, 2013 -- Vitamin D News
A newborn’s immune system development and risk of multiple sclerosis may be influenced by their month of birth. Continue reading →
D deficiency and depression in children with cystic fibrosis
April 8, 2013 -- Vitamin D News
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is associated with depression in children with cystic fibrosis, according to research published last month in Psychosomatics. Continue reading →
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Awareness Month
April 12, 2013 -- Vitamin D News
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic disorder of the intestines. It can cause abdominal pain, cramping and bloating, diarrhea and constipation. Continue reading →
Vitamin D prevents dialysis complications in diabetes
April 8, 2013 -- Vitamin D News
Vitamin D supplementation decreased the risk of complications in dialysis for patients with type 2 diabetes, researchers report at the National Kidney Foundation meeting this week. Continue reading →
Vitamin D and autism
April 16, 2013 -- Vitamin D Event
This week's free Grassroots Health webinar features VDC's Executive Director, John Cannell, MD, discussing "Vitamin D for the prevention and treatment of autism."
Register here for today's webinar, which starts at 10am PST! Have a vitamin D question? You can submit your questions for Dr Cannell when you register. Help the Council Today Like Tweet Forward to Friend
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