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Vitamin E may help liver disease patients
28 April 2010
A daily supplement of vitamin E may improve liver health of people with non-alcoholic liver disease, says a new study.
05 March 2012
According to a new US study, low blood vitamin D levels seem to be associated with increased rejection and infections after lung transplantation.
In the study, blood vitamin D concentrations of 102 patients who underwent a lung transplant were measured within 100 days prior to or following surgery (1). At the beginning of the study twenty-one patients had normal vitamin D levels and 81 were deficient. After surgery the rejection rate in the deficient group was more than double that of the non-deficient group. Infections also were more frequent in the deficient group than in the non-deficient group. In addition, the mortality rate of vitamin D deficient patients one year after transplant was nearly five times higher than those who were not deficient.
The researchers concluded that given the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in lung transplant patients and the growing evidence that this micronutrient helps the immune system tolerate the organ, optimal levels of vitamin D are critical for positive outcomes in these patients. Thus, all vitamin D deficient patients should receive supplements to normalize blood levels prior to lung transplant.
28 April 2010
A daily supplement of vitamin E may improve liver health of people with non-alcoholic liver disease, says a new study.
6 January 2013
A new UK review has shown that supplements using vitamin D3 could provide more health benefit than those using vitamin D2.
13 February 2012
New US research suggests that consuming sufficient amounts of vitamin D may protect against incident strokes and cognitive impairment.