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Low vitamin D linked with cognitive decline, Alzheimer's

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:59:00 +0000

Low levels of vitamin D may cause declines in thinking, learning and memory in older men and women, according to a new study in the

Bob DeMarco

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:35:19 +0000

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Shrish

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 05:17:53 +0000

And they continue the sunscare so they make billions on sun products....wake up people! The sun is vital to health and if you live north get it indoors in moderation.

drew grantt

Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:29:28 +0000

Vitamin D is often called the sunshine vitamin because the body produces in response to sunlight. Vitamin D has become the "vitamin in recent years as research links up for its lack of variety of health problems like heart disease, some cancers, osteoporosis, diabetes, schizophrenia, and some autoimmune diseases. Many patients with AD have been deprived of sunlight and consume less than 100 IU of vitamin D daily. We concluded that vitamin D deficiency due to sunlight deprivation and malnutrition, as well as compensatory hyperparathyroidism, contributes significantly to the decrease in bone mineral density in patients with Alzheimer's. Low BMD increases risk of hip fractures in patients with AD, but can be improved by supplements of vitamin D.