Health
Low folate levels can indicate malnutrition in hospital patients
About 10% of patients who come to complex care hospitals may have low levels of folate and other indicators of malnutrition, investigators say.
Feb 18, 2020
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News tagged with vitamin supplements
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Prenatal vitamin D does not reduce asthma, wheeze at age 6
Among children at risk for asthma, prenatal vitamin D supplementation does not affect the incidence of asthma or recurrent wheeze at age 6, according to a study published in the Feb. 6 issue of the New England Journal of ...
Feb 6, 2020
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Health
Q&A: Dietary supplements useful in some situations, but also can be harmful
Dear Mayo Clinic: Why does my doctor want to know what supplements I'm taking, even if I don't have any health problems and don't take more than the recommended amounts?
Jan 15, 2020
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Health
Vitamin D alone doesn't prevent fractures, new study finds
Taking calcium and vitamin D might help older adults curb the risk of a bone fracture, but vitamin D alone does not do the job, a new research review concludes.
Dec 21, 2019
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25-fold surge in vitamin D supplement prescriptions for kids in UK primary care
The number of vitamin D supplement prescriptions written for children in primary care in the UK has surged 25-fold in under 10 years, reveals an analysis of family doctor (GP) prescribing data, published in the online journal ...
Dec 3, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Supplements don't preserve kidney health in type 2 diabetes
Supplements of vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids (often sold as fish oil) do not help people with type 2 diabetes stave off chronic kidney disease, according to findings from the largest clinical study to date of the supplements ...
Nov 8, 2019
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Health
Vitamin D and Omega 3 supplements do not reduce risk of systemic inflammation: study
Vitamin D and marine omega-3 fatty acids—also known as fish oil—are purported to have many health benefits, including reducing systemic inflammation. Signals of systemic inflammation are tied to diseases of aging and ...
Nov 7, 2019
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Too much vitamin B can cause hip fracture
Many healthy individuals take high doses of vitamin B supplements. They take them to be on the safe side, thinking that it must be good for their health. The scope of this varies greatly from country to country. It is not ...
Oct 10, 2019
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Vitamin D is good for the bones, but what about the heart?
Vitamin D plays an important role in overall health, but if you've been taking supplements to strengthen your heart, recent research may disappoint you.
Sep 17, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
H. pylori treatment may reduce gastric cancer incidence, death
(HealthDay)—Helicobacter pylori treatment, vitamin supplementation, and garlic supplementation are associated with a reduced risk for gastric cancer mortality, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in The BMJ.
Sep 12, 2019
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