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Vitamin D Vital for the Heart (HealthDay via Yahoo! News) MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A lack of vitamin D, which is absorbed primarily through exposure to sunlight, helps boost the risk of heart attacks and strokes, new research finds. us.rd.yahoo.com
Evidence growing for vitamin D-heart health link (Reuters via Yahoo! News) People with a deficiency in vitamin D may be at increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease, the authors of a new review of current research on vitamin D and cardiovascular health conclude. us.rd.yahoo.com
Lack of vitamin D could spell heart trouble (EurekAlert!) Vitamin D deficiency -- which is traditionally associated with bone and muscle weakness -- may also increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. A growing body of evidence links low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels to common CVD risk factors such as hypertension, obesity and diabetes, as well as major cardiovascular events including stroke and congestive heart failure. us.rd.yahoo.com
Health: Vitamin D & Diseases (CBS 3 Philadelphia) Half of Americans aren't getting an essential nutrient, putting them at risk for weak bones, diabetes and heart disease. us.rd.yahoo.com
Singing the praises of vitamin C - if used right (Daily Herald) "Doctor, should I take vitamin C during the cold and flu season?" If you were to ask 10 doctors this question, you might get 12 different answers. us.rd.yahoo.com
An Apple a Day Keeps the Pounds Away (ThirdAge) There's a good chance you've heard the phrase, "An apple a day will keep the doctor away." But have you heard that an apple a day will keep the excess pounds away? us.rd.yahoo.com
Vitamin D is an issue for Alaskans (Anchorage Daily News) Interested people are needed to participate in a one-year study to assess the effects of long dark winters on the vitamin D and calcium levels of Fairbanks residents. us.rd.yahoo.com
Be certain you get this B, but not too much (The Oregonian) Like running with scissors, skimping on folate -- an important B vitamin found in beans, greens, and fortified breads, breakfast cereal and noodles -- is a health accident waiting to happen. Low levels can literally rewrite your DNA, raising cancer... us.rd.yahoo.com
The role of nutrition in living with HIV/ AIDS (Nutraingredients.com) Nutrition and HIV/AIDS are intricately linked. To mark World AIDS Day, NutraIngredients.com looks at the science behind the role of nutrition and nutrients for people living with HIV and/or AIDS. us.rd.yahoo.com
Happy Buy Nothing Day (The Towerlight) I woke before dawn on the morning after Thanksgiving as the retail megaliths braced for the onslaught from the rabid, foaming, frothing, deliriously consumption-drunk, door-busting, sweat-drenched masses upon which they goad relentlessly at the year's end. us.rd.yahoo.com
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