Updated: 2011-12-30 17:24:36
ConsumerLab.com has reported problems with 29% of the vitamin D supplements selected for testing and review. Here’s what we know. Vitamin D plays a critical role in bone health, and higher blood levels are associated with reduced risk of heart attack and diseases including depression, rheumatoid arthritis, and asthma. Among 49 products tested, here are some of [...]
Updated: 2011-12-29 07:24:32
Medscape has posted a review by researchers at West Virginia University, in Morgantown. Here’s what we know. The article reviews the evidence for a role of vitamin D in bone health, diabetes, and cancer. Most interesting is the diagram showing the metabolic pathway of vitamin D activation. The terms shown in the diagram are often [...]
Updated: 2011-12-24 03:32:49
Really? First, the details. 25 studies were grouped into anxiety or stress, sleep or circadian rhythm complaints, premenstrual problems, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, mild traumatic brain injury, and functional somatic syndromes. And, the results. Efficacy was found for functional somatic syndromes (fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome), but not for anxiety or stress. For other disorders, homeopathy produced [...]
Updated: 2011-12-22 17:53:06
Researchers in Boston and Japan, reviewed the effects of vitamin D with or without calcium supplementation. First, the details. 19 studies (3 for cancer and 16 for fracture outcomes) and 28 observational studies (for cancer outcomes) were analyzed. Data were combined for a meta-analysis. Most patients were older (at least 65 years) postmenopausal women. And, [...]
Updated: 2011-12-22 17:53:03
Researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital, in Boston, investigated the effect of calcium + vitamin D-supplemented orange juice on weight loss and visceral (internal organs) adipose tissue in overweight and obese adults. First, the details. 2 studies were conducted with either regular or reduced-energy (lite) orange juice. For each 16-week study, 171 participants were randomly [...]
