Featured Topics: Vitamins
Multiple Myeloma Subjects Exhibit Significantly Higher Incidence of Vitamin D Deficiency
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies shows that vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency occurrence was estimated to be 34.1% and 39.4%, respectively, in subjects with multiple myeloma. Multiple...
Adequate Vitamin D Levels Associated with Lower Risk of Depression
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Cross-sectional findings using data from NHANES shows a significant association between vitamin D levels and depression scores (p < 0.0001). Major depressive disorder (MDD) is characterized by pervasive low mood and/or a...
Association Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Clinical Parameters in People Fifty Years and Older
Written by Harold Oster, MD. Results show that men and women with vitamin D deficiency had higher hemoglobin A1C levels (a measure of elevated glucose). In women, vitamin D levels were inversely associated with HbA1c, body mass index, and a marker for inflammation....
Vitamin D Administration Reduces Pain Severity in Subjects with Dysmenorrhea
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of a systematic review and meta-analysis of 9 RCTs shows that weekly high dose vitamin D3 intervention (50,000 IU or over) significantly reduced pain severity in subjects with primary dysmenorrhea. Dysmenorrhea is a...
Habitual Multivitamin Supplementation May Maintain Cognitive Health in Older Adults
Written by Taylor Woosley, Science Writer. Results of the study using data from the COSMOS trial shows that subjects consuming a daily multivitamin supplement had significant improvements in ModRey immediate recall memory scores between baseline and year 1 compared to...
High Maternal Vitamin B12 Linked to Increased Risk for Offspring Childhood Autism
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Findings of the population-based study show a significant association between maternal vitamin B12 levels in the highest quintile and offspring childhood autism (p = 0.026), with a close to significance association noted in the...
A Combination of Vitamins and Mineral Supplementation May Improve Hetero-aggression in Children and Youth
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results of the systematic review of 22 studies shows that supplementation with a board range of vitamins and minerals was significantly more effective at reducing hetero-aggressive behavior in adolescents compared to single...
Irritable Bowel Disease Subjects Have Significantly Lower Intakes of Vitamin D and Vitamin K Compared to Controls
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results show statistically significant differences in mean vitamin K intake (p < 0.001) and mean vitamin D intake (p = 0.03) between healthy controls and subjects with irritable bowel disease. Inflammatory bowel disease...
Daily Supplementation of Folic Acid, B Vitamins, Vitamin D, and CoQ10 May Be a Potential Preventative Measure of Cognitive Impairment
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Results show that daily vitamin D, B vitamins, folic acid, and CoQ10 supplementation may prevent the occurrence of cognitive impairment in older adults. Dementia is characterized by a progressive deterioration of mental...
Daily Vitamin D3 Supplementation Associated with Reduced Risk of Influenza-like Illness
Written by Taylor Woosley, Staff Writer. Comparison of incidence rates among healthcare workers including 255 subjects in the vitamin D3 intervention group and 578 controls revealed that vitamin D3 supplementation was associated with a lower risk of influenza-like...
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