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Study Finds No Connection Between Vitamin D And Overall Cancer Deaths
October 30, 2007 — No relationship was found between vitamin D levels and the overall risk of dying from cancer, according to a new study. However, higher vitamin D levels were associated with a decreased risk of ... > full story -
Exposure To Sunlight May Decrease Risk Of Advanced Breast Cancer By Half
October 18, 2007 — Scientists have found that increased exposure to sunlight -- which increases levels of vitamin D in the body -- may decrease the risk of advanced breast cancer. These new findings about breast cancer ... > full story -
Vitamin C Is Essential For Plant Growth
September 23, 2007 — Scientists have proved for the first time that vitamin C is essential for plant growth. This discovery could have implications for agriculture and for the production of vitamin C dietary ... > full story -
Vitamin E Trials 'Fatally Flawed'
September 23, 2007 — Generations of studies on vitamin E may be largely meaningless, scientists say, because new research has demonstrated that the levels of this micronutrient necessary to reduce oxidative stress are ... > full story -
Low Vitamin D Linked To Higher Risk Of Hip Fracture
September 20, 2007 — Women with low levels of vitamin D have a significantly increased risk of hip fracture, according to a new study. Women whose vitamin D concentrations were lowest had a 77 percent higher risk of hip ... > full story -
Vitamin D Supplements Appear To Be Associated With Lower Risk Of Death
September 10, 2007 — Individuals who take vitamin D supplements appear to have a lower risk of death from any cause over an average follow-up time of six years, according to a meta-analysis of 18 previously published ... > full story -
Fat Transforms Vitamin C From 'Good Cop' Into 'Bad Cop'
September 3, 2007 — Fat in the stomach may cause vitamin C to promote, rather than prevent, the formation of certain cancer causing chemicals, reveals new research. Fat remains in the proximal stomach for some time ... > full story -
Calcium Supplementation Reduces Risk Of Bone Fracture And Bone Loss In Older People
August 31, 2007 — Calcium supplementation alone, or in combination with vitamin D supplementation, reduces the risk of fractures in people aged over 50 by 12 percent, conclude authors of a recent article. They found ... > full story -
Study Shines More Light On Benefit Of Vitamin D In Fighting Cancer
August 21, 2007 — A new study looking at the relationship between vitamin D serum levels and the risk of colon and breast cancer across the globe has estimated the number of cases of cancer that could be prevented ... > full story -
Enzyme Discovery Sheds Light On Vitamin D
July 24, 2007 — Surprising findings have shed new light on how the "sunshine vitamin" D -- increasingly used to treat and prevent cancer and other diseases -- is broken down by our bodies. The researchers believe ... > full story
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