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Insufficient vitamin D supply may increase risk of pneumonia
13 January 2014
A new analysis of US intake survey data indicates that people with vitamin D deficiency may be more likely to have community-acquired pneumonia.
30 November 2009
Increased intakes of vitamin C may increase the risk of developing cataracts in some elderly people, a new study reports.
Findings from 24,593 Swedish women aged between 49 and 83 indicated that vitamin C use was associated with a 25 percent increase in the incidence of cataracts (1). Among the older women – over the age of 68 – high doses of vitamin C supplements (1,000 mg/day) were associated with a 38 percent increase in the risk of cataracts. The findings were further complicated in women on hormone replacement therapy, where the supplements were associated with a 56 percent increase in cataracts.
The researchers speculated that the use of vitamin C supplements may be associated with higher risk of age-related cataract among women.
13 January 2014
A new analysis of US intake survey data indicates that people with vitamin D deficiency may be more likely to have community-acquired pneumonia.
21 March 2013
According to a new study from the UK there is no evidence that women’s blood vitamin D concentrations during pregnancy are associated with the offspring’s total body or spinal bone mineral concentrations. However, experts recommend vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy to support both maternal and fetal bone health.
1 December 2011
Big parts of the female population may have limited abilities to absorb beta-carotene and convert it into vitamin A due to genetic variations, a new UK study suggests.