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Tag: vitamin d

Posted on 30 September 20184 January 2020

Low vitamin D levels appear to be associated with depression in stroke victims

In September 2018 researchers from China published the results of their study to assess the association between vitamin D status and depression in 442 individuals who had suffered a stroke. … Read more

Posted on 30 September 201822 February 2020

A vitamin D level of under 50 nmol/L appears to increase the risk of post-partum depression

In September 2018 researchers from China published their review of the medical scientific literature to assess the association between vitamin D deficiency with ante-partum and post-partum depression. Nine studies involving … Read more

Posted on 19 August 20182 May 2020

Longer TV viewing time and higher computer use appears to be associated with a lower intake of protein, minerals, vitamins and dietary fibre in children and adolescents

In August 2018 researchers from Japan published the results of their study to assess the relationship between screen time (television viewing, and personal computer use mobile phone use) and nutrient … Read more

Posted on 15 August 201818 December 2019

Vitamin C reduces severity and duration, zinc reduces duration, vitamin D provides some protection and echinacea prevents/treats the common cold

In April 2018 researchers from Italy published the results of their review of the scientific literature to assess the preventative role of Vitamins C and D, zinc and Echinacea in … Read more

Posted on 12 August 20184 January 2020

Vitamin D supplementation and a higher intake of dairy appears to improve pain and any symptoms of anxiety and depression in individuals with musculoskeletal pain

In September 2018 researchers from Jordan published the results of their study to assess the effect of correcting a vitamin D deficiency on musculoskeletal pain and accompanying symptoms of anxiety … Read more

Posted on 12 August 201825 January 2020

Exclusively breastfed infants should receive vitamin D supplementation as breast milk provides newborns with only about 20% of what is recommended by the Institute of Medicine for infants during the first year of life

In January 2016 researchers from Denmark published the results of their study to assess vitamin D levels in breast milk during the first 9 months of breast-feeding. Blood and breast … Read more

Posted on 12 August 201818 December 2019

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a poor ovarian stimulation outcome in polycystic ovarian syndrome but not unexplained infertility

In August 2018 researchers from the USA published the results of their study to assess the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and reproductive outcomes after ovarian stimulation in 607 women … Read more

Posted on 12 August 20184 January 2020

Vitamin D3 and calcium supplementation appears to moderately improve physical performance in frail individuals

In March 2018 researchers from Canada published the results of their study to assess whether 4000 IU/day of vitamin D3 supplementation was safe for frail older adults and whether this … Read more

Posted on 24 July 201825 January 2020

Researchers call for public awareness campaign on the importance of micronutrients

In June 2018 researchers from Italy published the results of their study to assess whether individuals had an intake of micronutrients which was in accordance with the recommended guidelines of … Read more

Posted on 24 July 20183 January 2020

Low vitamin D levels appear to be linked to depression and obesity

In June 2018, researchers from Germany published the results of their study to assess the association between brain-derived neurotrophic factor and vitamin D in 3,926 individuals with depressive symptoms and … Read more

Posted on 24 July 20183 January 2020

Vitamin D supplementation appears to improve symptoms of depression

In June 2018 researchers from India published their review of the scientific literature which assessed the effect of vitamin D supplementation on symptoms of depression. A total of four trials … Read more

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