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Vitamin D may improve physical condition for the elderly
4 March 2011
Increased vitamin D levels seem to be associated with significant improvements in physical condition among older adults, says a new study.
30 October 2013
A new report from the United Kingdom’s Chief Medical Officer makes a case for providing vitamin D to all children under the age of five.
In the report, Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies, stated that, according to experts, nearly 40% of children in the UK are vitamin D deficient (1). She wants to see every child included in the Healthy Start Vitamin Programme, which currently only offers vitamins A, C, and D to impoverished children. In a case study of vitamin D supplementation in Birmingham, the city began providing vitamin D universally. Now, one in every five children takes supplements, which has reduced rickets cases by 50%.
Experts commented that the evidence is crystal clear and the opportunity is huge: investing in children is a certain way of improving the economic health of the nation as well as the children’s well-being. Giving every child the best start in life should be a priority for all decision makers in both central and local government. There is a duty to this generation of children, to the next generation and the generations to come.
4 March 2011
Increased vitamin D levels seem to be associated with significant improvements in physical condition among older adults, says a new study.
18 July 2014
According to a new review from Iran significant increases in blood vitamin D concentrations are achieved with daily supplement doses of at least 800 IU for a minimum of 6 to 12 months.
3 February 2014
A follow-up study from Finland reports that a supplementation of vitamin E had a preventive effect on prostate cancer development in male smokers, which lasted about eight years after the initial trial and resulted in decreased mortality.