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Archive for November, 2009

Study linking Vitamin D levels and cancer prevention

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

A study in the Annals of Epidemiology linking vitamin D and Cancer Prevention.
It is projected that raising the minimum year- round serum 25(OH)D level to 40 to 60 ng/mL (100–150 nmol/L) would prevent approximately 58,000 new cases of breast cancer and 49,000 new cases of colorectal cancer each year, and three fourths [...]

Insufficient levels of vitamin D increase risk of dying from heart disease

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Its not just cholesterol any more….  New study connects vitamin D levels to risk of dying from heart disease (link). And if you think the 400-600 IU of vitamin D in your multiple vitamin is going to give you optimum levels of vitamin D in your blood, think again! Government health agencies are now admitting [...]

Vitamin D may be the MOST important vitamin

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Evidence that vitamin D may be the MOST important vitamin continues to mount. Although epidemiological studies such as this one (link) don’t prove cause and effect, the sheer number of such associations are suggesting that one of the most important things you can do for your health is make sure that you have a 25-hydroxy [...]