Health
Future diets will be short of micronutrients like iron. It's time to consider how we feed people, researchers say
Iron deficiency is one of the most common forms of nutrient deficiency around the world.
Sep 1, 2023
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News tagged with vitamin deficiency
Oncology & Cancer
Vitamin D supplementation likely improves survival of cancers of the digestive tract, says researcher
For more than 100 years, it has been believed that sunlight and vitamin D deficiency were associated with the risk for many deadly cancers including colorectal, prostate and breast. But some scientists remained skeptical ...
Aug 22, 2023
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Health
Large study shows link between vitamin D and psoriasis severity
More than eight million people in the U.S. experience psoriasis, a condition in which skin cells build up and form itchy dry patches. A person's vitamin D levels could play an important role in psoriasis severity, according ...
Jul 25, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
GI disease is most common diagnosis for nonmigrant U.S. travelers
Of U.S. travelers with confirmed or probable travel-related diagnoses, the majority are nonmigrant travelers, who most often receive a gastrointestinal disease diagnosis, according to research published in the June 30 issue ...
Jun 29, 2023
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Health
Study shines light on 'low-value' vitamin D tests
Doctors are ordering unnecessary, costly and invasive blood tests for children to detect vitamin D deficiency, when instead it would be better to take simple preventative steps to ensure children receive supplements of the ...
Jun 16, 2023
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Diabetes
Study highlights lack of vitamin D as cause of nerve damage in diabetes patients
People with diabetes run the risk of nerve damage if they at the same time suffer from vitamin D deficiency, research suggests.
Jun 14, 2023
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Diabetes
Maternal vitamin D deficiency found to increase lifetime diabetes risk in offspring
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a process in immune cells that links vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes in offspring. The researchers ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Medical research
New study defines analytical performance specifications for 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D examinations
The first study to define analytical performance specifications for 24,25-dihydroxyvitamin D examinations has been published by an expert working group of the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory ...
May 23, 2023
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low levels of vitamin D linked to long COVID
Long COVID risk has been found to increase with low levels of vitamin D, according to research presented at the 25th European Congress of Endocrinology in Istanbul. The findings suggest that individuals should have their ...
May 13, 2023
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Oncology & Cancer
Meta-analysis finds reduced cancer mortality with daily vitamin D intake
Vitamin D intake could reduce cancer mortality in the population by 12 percent—provided the vitamin is taken daily. This was the result of an evaluation of 14 studies of the highest quality conducted at the German Cancer ...
May 9, 2023
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