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Vitamin D Research

Vitamin D Found To Influence Over 200 Genes, Highlighting Links To Disease

August 24, 2010 Arthritis Research

The extent to which vitamin D deficiency may increase susceptibility to a wide range of diseases is dramatically highlighted in newly published research. Scientists have mapped the points at which vitamin D interacts with our DNA — and identified over two hundred genes that it directly influences.

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Vitamin D May Treat Or Prevent Allergy To Common Mold

August 18, 2010 Asthma Research

Research conducted by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chair of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and colleagues, has found that vitamin D may be an effective therapeutic agent to treat or prevent allergy to a common mold that can complicate asthma and frequently affects patients with Cystic Fibrosis.

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SPF On Your Plate: Researcher Connects The Mediterranean Diet With Skin Cancer Prevention

August 17, 2010 Cancer

We all want that summer glow that comes from a day at the beach, but taking in the rays can have long-term implications for our health. Now Dr. Niva Shapira of Tel Aviv University’s School of Health Professions suggests a way to make fun in the sun safer — and it’s all in our food.

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Biased And One-Sided Consumer Reports Article Attacks Supplements

August 10, 2010 News & Research

Consumer Reports Health just published an exposé of twelve “dangerous supplements.” It’s an example of such skewed information and biased reporting from a once respected organization that we have issued a new Action Alert.

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Calcium Supplements Linked To Increased Risk Of Heart Attack, Study Finds

August 1, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

Calcium supplements, commonly taken by older people for osteoporosis, are associated with an increased risk of a heart attack, finds a study published online in the British Medical Journal. The results suggest that a reassessment of the role of calcium supplements in osteoporosis management is needed.

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Want To Slow Aging? New Research Suggests It Takes More Than Antioxidants

July 8, 2010 Life Extension

Don’t put down the red wine and vitamins just yet, but if you’re taking antioxidants because you hope to live longer, consider this: a new study published in the June 2010 issue of the journal Genetics casts doubt on the theory that oxidative stress to our tissues shortens lifespan.

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High Blood Levels of Vitamin E Reduces Risk Of Alzheimer’s, Swedish Study Finds

July 7, 2010 Cognitive Function

High levels of several vitamin E components in the blood are associated with a decreased risk for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in advanced age, suggesting that vitamin E may help prevent cognitive deterioration in elderly people.

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Antioxidants Do Help Arteries Stay Healthy

July 7, 2010 News & Research

Long-term supplementation with dietary antioxidants has beneficial effects on sugar and fat metabolism, blood pressure and arterial flexibility in patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors.

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Nutrition’s Potential To Save Sight

July 5, 2010 News & Research

While 20/20 vision is a symbol of visual acuity, between now and the year 2020, more and more people will experience some extent of vision loss due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other sight-robbing diseases.

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Lowering Homocysteine Levels With Folic Acid And Vitamin B12 Does Not Appear To Reduce Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke, Study Finds

June 24, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

Patients who had experienced a heart attack and lowered their blood homocysteine levels with folic acid and vitamin B12 supplementation did not have an associated lower risk of heart attack, coronary death or stroke, according to a study in the June 23/30 issue of JAMA. However, the researchers did find that folic acid supplementation did not increase the risk of cancer, which has been speculated.

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How Somebody’s Medicines May Be Making You Sicker

June 23, 2010 News & Research

There are several ways prescription drugs may be making us all sicker—whether through illnesses brought on because these medicines deplete critical nutrients in our body, or because we’re unwittingly consuming pharmaceuticals in the municipal water we drink.

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Well-Defined Quantity Of Antioxidants In Diet Can Improve Insulin Resistance, Study Finds

June 23, 2010 Cardiovascular Research

A diet rich in natural antioxidants improves insulin sensitivity in insulin-resistant obese adults and enhances the effect of the insulin-sensitizing drug metformin, a preliminary study from Italy finds.

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