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Vitamin D link to childhood weight
Women who lack vitamin D when pregnant may end up with fatter children, a study has shown.
Low vitamin D in womb linked to chubbier kids
Children are more likely to be chubbier if their mother had low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy, a British study suggests.
Children's body fat linked to Vitamin D insufficiency in mothers
Children are more likely to have more body fat during childhood if their mother has low levels of Vitamin D during pregnancy, according to scientists. Low vitamin D status has been linked to obesity in adults and children, but little is known about how variation in a mother’s status affects the body composition of her child.
Optimal vitamin D linked to lower heart disease death: Study
Optimal levels of vitamin D – defined as having blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) of at least 75 nmol/L – were associated with a 66% reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease mortality, compared with people with severe vitamin D deficiency.
Is Mom’s Lack of Vitamin D Linked with Child’s Weight?
Maintaining good health during pregnancy is one of the surest ways mothers can protect their developing babies’ well-being. A new study suggests that adequate levels of vitamin D could be one such protective factor. Some data have linked low vitamin D levels to weight gain and obesity in women and children, but in the new [...]
Vitamin D + TB vaccine: Allies in fight against bladder cancer?
( University of Rochester Medical Center ) The tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine's effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the American Urological Association annual meeting.
Experts call for trials to demonstrate non-bone benefits of vitamin D
The new scientific statement, published by the global society of experts, examines the state of current into the associations between the sunshine vitamin and non-skeletal disorders such as improved immune function, high blood pressure (hypertension), stroke, skin conditions and maternal and baby health.
Hormone Plays Surprise Role in Fighting Skin Infections
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are molecules produced in the skin to fend off infection-causing microbes. Vitamin D has been credited with a role in their production and in the body's overall immune response, but scientists at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine say a hormone previously associated only with maintaining calcium homeostasis and bone health is also critical ...
Combination of vitamin D and BCG vaccine improves bladder cancer survival
The tuberculosis vaccine is often used as a treatment for bladder cancer, and adding vitamin D might improve the vaccine's effectiveness, according to new research from the University of Rochester Medical Center presented today at the American Urological Association annual meeting.
Vitamin D non-skeletal health benefits unclear
Taking vitamin D supplements for bone health is fine but using it to prevent and treat other diseases doesn't have clear evidence, a panel of medical experts says.
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