Vitamins
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
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, ...
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....
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...




