Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, May 30, 2012, from “Low 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Predicts the Onset of Mobility Limitation and Disability in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: The Health ABC Study” in the May 9, 2012 issue of the Journal of Gerontology. People in the low vitamin D intake group had a 62% increased risk of having limited mobility and 122% increased risk of becoming disabled in their mobility. Posted June 11, 2012. r/ar Read more »
Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, May 30, 2012, from “Vitamin D Levels Predict All-Cause and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Subjects With the Metabolic Syndrome” in the May 2012 issue of Diabetes Care. Posted June 11, 2012. r/ar Read more »
Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, May 14, 2012, from “Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and progression to diabetes in patients at risk for diabetes: an ancillary analysis in the Diabetes Prevention Program” in the March 2012 issue of Diabetes. Posted May 15, 2012. Read more »
Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, February 9, 2012, from “Epidemic Vitamin D Deficiency Among Patients in an Elderly Care Rehabilitation Facility” in Deutsches Ärzteblatt International. Researchers found that 89% of the elderly in nursing and rehabilitation facilities suffered “vitamin D inadequacy”. Posted February 24, 2012. mk/r Read more »
Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, February 13, 2012, from “EMAS position statement: Vitamin D and postmenopausal health” in the January 2012 issue of Maturitas. Posted February 20, 2012. mk/r Read more »
Abstracted by Jessica Patella, ND from “Vitamin D and incidence of diabetes: A prospective cohort study Vitamin D and diabetes incidence.” in the before print 2012 issue of Clinical Nutrition. A long term study conducted in Spain involving 1226 randomly chosen participants revealed that there is a link between low vitamin D levels and the increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Posted January 24, 2012. mk/r Read more »
By Patrick B. Massey, MD, PhD, Daily Herald Columnist. A recent study indicates that vitamin D deficiency is directly associated with hypertension, coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, and type II diabetes. Posted January 9, 2012. Read more »
Summary by Marcia J. Egles M.D., March 1, 2011. Posted May 4, 2011. mk/r Read more »
By Neil Levin, CCN, DANLA, Nutrition Education Manager, www.honestnutrition.com. Posted March 25, 2011. Read more »
Abstracted by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS, from “Vitamin D Induction of the Human Antimicrobial Peptide Cathelicidin in the Urinary Bladder” in PLOS One. Researchers found when vitamin D was given at 2000IU per day a marker of infection fighting nearly tripled. Posted January 26, 2011. Read more »
