Vitamin D supplementation improves winter-related atopic dermatitis (AD) in children at risk of vitamin D deficiency and could provide a safe alternative to UV light treatment, according to a new study led by Boston researchers.
Breastfed newborns should start receiving vitamin D supplements at the time of birth in order to help raise blood levels of the sunshine vitamin, says a new study.
Vitamin D’s health links including its ability to boost bone density are not backed in the scientific literature, the British Medical Journal has found after an extensive review of published studies on the nutrient.
Randomised controlled trials on supplementation with vitamin D seem to show that the vitamin has little causal effect on our health outcomes, according to a new meta-analysis which suggests that future research is 'unlikely' to alter such conclusions.
Vitamin D may block damage-causing immune cells from migrating to the central nervous system, offering a potential explanation for why the so-called 'sunshine vitamin' may prevent or ease symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to new...
A multiyear clinical trial backed by the US National Institute of Health (NIH) will examine whether vitamin D supplementation can help to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes.
Dosage recommendations for vitamin D supplementation in infancy do not help to raise levels to those considered 'optimal' by many experts - but do still being levels up to the standards set by the IOM, say researchers.
An increased intake of vitamin D during adolescence could help to reduce the risk of adult-onset type 1 diabetes levels may increase risk of Type 1 diabetes by half, say researchers.
Supplementing a resistance training regime with daily doses of vitamin D may improve muscle power and help shed inches from the waistline of overweight and obese people, says a new study.
Large scale trials are needed to ‘definitively’ show that vitamin D can offer benefits across a wide range of health states other than bone disorders, according to experts at the Endocrine Society.
Supplementation with Vitamin D may not benefit stroke patients, suggests new research that also questions a blanket approach to supplementation with the vitamin.
Daily recommended intakes for older adults should be increased to 1,000 IU in order to ensure bone health and help reduce the risk of falls, says the International Osteoporosis Foundation.