Jun 10, 2008

More good news on Vitamin D

Vitamin D might reduce the incidence of childhood diabetes...."This research suggests that childhood type 1 diabetes may be preventable with a modest intake of vitamin D3 (1000 IU/day) for children, ideally with 5 to 10 minutes of sunlight around noontime, when good weather
(click on) Vitamin D and diabetes

Low Vitamin D increases the risk of heart attack "Vitamin D deficiency has been related to an increasing number of conditions and to total mortality.
(click on) Vitamin D and heart attack

Vitamin D lowers breast cancer mortality "Patients low in vitamin D were 94 percent more likely to see their cancer metastasize and 73 percent more likely to die from it, compared to women with normal levels of vitamin D in their blood, researchers found.
(click on link) Vitamin D and breast cancer