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Do folic acid supplements benefit heart health?
10 November 2010
Vitamin B9 supplements do not appear to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, cancer or death, says a new U.K. review.
16 May 2014
A new US study reports that many young physically active college students have deficient blood vitamin D levels.
The observational study measured blood vitamin D concentrations, body composition (body mass index) and physical fitness (maximum rate of oxygen consumed during exercise and muscular strength) of 39 students with an average age of 23 years (1). The study results showed that 51% of the participants had vitamin D levels below 35 ng/ml. While students with higher vitamin D levels showed a better cardiovascular fitness, participants with higher BMI had lower vitamin D levels.
The researchers commented that while adequate vitamin D status has already been shown to relate to improved muscle function, muscle strength, and cardiovascular health in both adult and elderly populations, the new findings show that vitamin D might affect fitness in young, healthy populations.
10 November 2010
Vitamin B9 supplements do not appear to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events, cancer or death, says a new U.K. review.
30 March 2016
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to the development of osteoporosis and hip fractures as well as to other skeletal and non-skeletal disorders. Beside ‘severe deficiency’ (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels below 25 nmol/liter) and ‘deficiency’ (serum 25(OH)D below 50 nmol/l), there is ongoing debate as to the exact definition of vitamin D ‘insufficiency’– a mild degree of vitamin D deficiency (between 50 and 75 nmol/l).
20 February 2012
According to a newly published literature review, magnesium supplements may offer small but clinically significant reductions in blood pressure.