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Vitamin D plus calcium may decrease fracture risk
15 January 2010
Daily supplements combining vitamin D and calcium may protect everyone from fracture, regardless of age or gender, says a new study.
18 June 2014
A new study from Turkey found that severe vitamin D deficiency is very common in pregnant women and their newborns.
In the observational study, the vitamin D concentrations in blood samples of 97 pregnant women and in umbilical cord blood samples taken after birth were measured (1). All women were pregnant during sum-
mer and took no vitamin D supplements. The study results showed that only two women had sufficient vita-
min D levels (above 20 ng/ml). Overall, the average vitamin D level of the mothers and newborns was only
4.97 ng/ml and 4.29 ng/ml, respectively.
The researchers commented that covered dressing style, pregnancies in winter season, having dark skin and taking no vitamin D supplements are the major risk factors for severe vitamin D deficiency. Nation-wide vitamin D supplementation campaigns should target all pregnant women. Earlier studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency is common in reproductive women in Turkey.
15 January 2010
Daily supplements combining vitamin D and calcium may protect everyone from fracture, regardless of age or gender, says a new study.
1 October 2014
Fruit and vegetables make an important contribution to health, partly due to the phytonutrient composition, such as carotenoids and polyphenols.
30 March 2016
As part of the national survey on food consumption in France (1), 1,171 adults recorded their food consumption over seven days. Researchers analyzed the results of the study using a statistical method to assess individual food preferences, individual dietary patterns and restrictions imposed by food intolerances (2). They determined the percentage of people who could be provided with 30 essential nutrients by modifying their food intake.