Study Finds Calcium and Vitamin D Helps Weight Loss
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 922 overweight patients those with the highest calcium intake lost 20% more weight than those with the lowest calcium intake after 6 months. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of 922 overweight patients those with the highest calcium intake lost 20% more weight than those with the lowest calcium intake after 6 months. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. 2000 IU per day of vitamin D3 may help achieve optimal vitamin D status and the higher dosage needs to be considered in black youth. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Those with the highest blood levels of vitamin D had a 68% decreased risk of ovarian cancer while those with the highest blood levels of calcium had a 59% decreased risk. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that the group with the highest vitamin D blood levels had a 67% lower risk of Parkinson’s disease compared to the group with the lowest blood levels. (more…)
Written by Jessica Patella, ND. In a study of 448,000 white pregnant women in the South of England, 90% had vitamin D levels below the recommended levels and 28% were seriously deficient. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD. Those who were Vitamin D deficient were 60% more likely than those who were Vitamin D sufficient to experience cognitive decline. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Research shows that women with low vitamin D levels had double the risk of developing depression while men with low vitamin D levels had a 60% higher risk of depression. (more…)
Written by Dr. Patrick Massey, MD, PhD. Vitamin D is an effective tool that nature has given us to survive and thrive. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. Studies have suggested that low vitamin D intake may increase breast cancer risk. (more…)
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Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that increasing vitamin D blood levels in the Canadian population to 105 nanomoles/Liter would result in 16.1% fewer deaths each year in Canada (37,000 people) and reduce healthcare costs by 7.3%, saving $14.4 billion each year. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. People in the highest fifth of vitamin D levels had a 40% lower risk of colorectal cancer than those in the lowest fifth. (more…)
Written by Marcia J. Egles, MD. (more…)
Written by Susan Sweeny Johnson, PhD. In this study of 257 adult men and women, those with higher Vitamin D levels also had elevated HDL cholesterol and decreased waist circumference thus demonstrating that higher Vitamin D levels may help reduce metabolic syndrome. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. In a study of more than 13,000 patients, researchers found that the group with lowest vitamin D blood levels had a 160% greater risk of kidney failure where dialysis is needed compared to all other patients. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. (more…)
Written by Dr. Patrick Massey, M.D., Ph.D. Vitamin D may be a good way to prevent winter flu, due to its ability to activate immune system-based proteins that kill the flu virus. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. Researchers found that women in the lowest 25% blood levels of vitamin D had a 145% increased risk of death compared to women in the highest 25% of vitamin D blood levels. (more…)
Written by Greg Arnold, DC, CSCS. (more…)