Tag: Vitamins / Minerals
Increased Active Vitamin D May Help Optimize Muscle Strength
Findings for serum 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1α,25[OH]2D3)
Metformin Use Linked to Less Vitamin B12 Measurement
Metformin users are less likely to receive vitamin B12 testing after adjustment for confounding variables
Vitamin D May Help Reduce Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection
Association seen between vitamin D supplementation and decreased likelihood of respiratory infection
2000 to 2014 Saw Increase in Vitamin D Deficiency in Children
15-fold increase in diagnosis from 2008 to 2014 after accounting for demographic changes
Relapse Risk Up With Low Vitamin D Levels in Ulcerative Colitis
Remission vitamin D level of ≤35 ng/mL linked to increased risk of clinical relapse
Breastfeeding Mothers Prefer to Supplement Their Own Vitamin D
Only 55 percent of mothers supplement infants with vitamin D; most prefer to supplement themselves
Normal Vitamin D Intake Not Linked to Kidney Stone Risk
No statistically significant correlation, although trend toward higher risk seen in Nurses' Health Study II
Low Serum Vitamin D Linked to Frequent Headache in Men
Significantly increased odds of headache for those in lowest versus highest serum 25(OH)D quartile
Vitamin D Insufficiency in Infancy Not Linked to Food Allergy
No correlation for vitamin D insufficiency at birth or 6 months with food allergy at 1 year
Low Vitamin D Linked to Incident Frailty in Older Women
Correlation is attenuated after accounting for cardiometabolic diseases
