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Vitamin D may help prevent swine flu

The Globe and Mail reported on July 28, 2009 that Canada is conducting research to see if the country may enlist vitamin D to fight
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Low levels of blood choline means high risk for neural tube defects

By David Liu (davidl@foodconsumer.org) Insufficient levels of choline, a essential nutrient, in pregnant women's blood may increase the risk for brain and spinal-cord defects in newborns, ...
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Vitamin D Theory of Autism

Editor's note:Dr. John Jacob Cannell is a vitamin D expert. We strongly encourage readers to visit his website as linked below for more information on vitamin D and a variety of health benefits such as cancer prevention....
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Millions of US children low in vitamin D (press release)

Millions of US children low in vitamin DStudy shows increased risk of bone and heart diseaseAugust 3, 2009 — (BRONX, NY) — Seven out of ...
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Sunlight exposure may lower prostate cancer risk

By David Lu (davidl@foodconsumer.org)A new review article in the Sept 15, 2009 issue of the International Journal of Cancer says that exposure to sunlight may ...
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Vitamin D fights pancreatic cancer

By David Liu A new study published in the July 21 2009 issue of World Journal of Gastroenterology says that the most active form of vitamin ...
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Study confirms that Vitamin D3 may prevent cancer

By David Liu and edited by Sheilah Downey Numerous scientific studies have suggested that vitamin D may help prevent many cancers. A new study published in ...
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Dietary folate does not reduce risk of pancreatic cancer

A new study reported in Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009 Jun;18(6):1785-91 suggests that dietary folate and folate vitamers do not reduce risk of pancreatic cancer.AP ...
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Low vitamin D may raise metabolic syndrome risk

Low levels of serum vitamin D may increase the risk of metabolic syndrome, according to a new study reported in Diabetes Care.The study of 3,262 ...
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Prenatal multivitamins reduce risk of low birth weight

Saturday  June 13, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- Taking multivitamin supplements during pregnancy may reduce the risk of low birth weight compared to supplementation of iron ...
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