More than 40 percent of the U.S. population is estimated to have a vitamin D deficiency, especially in regions with less year-round sun exposure. The vitamin, which is vital for the body’s absorption ...

NEW YORK — Vitamin D supplementation may help reduce depressive symptoms, new results of an updated meta-analysis show. "People who were vitamin D deficient and depressed seemed to respond best to ...

One of the most contentious questions in nutrition science over the past decade has been whether older adults should be taking supplemental vitamin D and calcium. As the world's population ages and ...

MAYWOOD, Ill. -- A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what Chicagoans need to get through the long winter, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing ...

'Overdosing' on vitamin D supplements is both possible and harmful, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after they treated a man who needed hospital admission for his excessive vitamin D ...

Who doesn’t love spending time in the sun? It boosts your mood and gives your skin that sought-after holiday glow, but there’s a hidden benefit you might not have known — it boosts your sex life. Just ...

Vitamin deficiencies, affecting millions globally, occur when the body lacks essential micronutrients. These shortages can ...

‘Overdosing’ on vitamin D supplements is both possible and harmful, warn doctors in the journal BMJ Case Reports after they treated a man who needed hospital admission for his excessive vitamin D ...

Osteoporosis is caused by an imbalance in bone formation and reabsorption resulting in decreased bone mineral density (BMD). Osteoporosis is diagnosed using a dual–energy Sx-ray absorptiometry (DXA) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a survey of American Thyroid Association members, nearly half reported using preoperative vitamin D levels to ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: My son, on the advice of his doctor, has been taking high daily doses of vitamin A (100,000 IU) and vitamin D (50,000 IU). Since this has been explained to him as a cancer preventive ...

1 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of ...