Search Tag: vitamin D
Vitamin D Supplements Could Prevent Dementia
2023 04 Mar
A new study suggests that taking vitamin D supplements may help prevent dementia. The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Calgary's Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Canada and the University of Exeter in the U.K., examined over 12,388 participants from the U.S. National Alzheimer's Coordinating Center. Study participants had a mean age... Read more
Vitamin D Supplements and Risk of COVID-19
2022 13 Sep
Findings from two large clinical trials show that increasing vitamin D levels in adults during the COVID-19 pandemic was not associated with protection against coronavirus or other respiratory tract infections. Vitamin D has long been recognised to support innate immune responses to respiratory viruses and bacteria. Some studies show that vitamin... Read more
Women with Osteoporosis, Low Bone Density More Likely to Lose Hearing
2021 03 Jun
Hearing loss is the third most common chronic health condition in the United States. Researchers found that risk of subsequent moderate or worse hearing loss was up to 40 percent higher in study participants with osteoporosis or LBD. Also, according to the Conservation of Hearing Study (CHEARS), bisphosphonates, commonly prescribed to reduce bone... Read more
Vitamin D in Critical Illness – Fifty Shades of VIOLET
2020 14 Sep
Did the VITDALIZE study and the VIOLET study manage to answer some of the questions regarding vitamin D deficiency and its impact on critically ill patients? Experts compare the findings and present an overview. Introduction Vitamin D deficiency is very common in the ICU (usually >60%) because many critically ill patients were... Read more
Does Vitamin D Supplementation Reduce Cardiovascular Risk?
2019 26 Jun
Several observational studies suggest an inverse association between vitamin D levels and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events. Low vitamin D levels have been linked to an increased risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, mortality, and heart failure. Vitamin D receptors directly influence calcium influx, muscle relaxation, and diastolic... Read more
Vitamin D deficiency in ICU patients
2019 30 May
A review on the role of vitamin D in a well-defined setting of critically ill patients: patients undergoing cardiac surgery and organ transplantation, and the potential benefit of vitamin D supplementation. Vitamin D research has experienced a true hype in all fields of medicine in the last decades. In critical illness, this increased... Read more
Vitamin D important for cardiorespiratory fitness?
2018 31 Oct
Vitamin D is commonly associated with healthy bones. New research published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology suggests the same vitamin is also important for one's cardiorespiratory fitness – i.e., the ability of the heart and lungs to supply oxygen to the muscles during exercise. People with higher cardiorespiratory fitness are... Read more
Vitamin D and critical illness
2018 30 Oct
Vitamin D deficiency – usually defined as 25(OH)D levels below 20ng/ml – is common in critical illness with prevalence between 40-70%. Many observational studies have shown a link between low vitamin D levels and poor clinical outcomes in critically ill adults and children, including excess mortality and morbidity such as acute kidney injury, acute... Read more
Exercise and Vitamin D Better Together for Heart Health
2017 30 Apr
A new study published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism provides further evidence that exercise and adequate vitamin D can reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Data of more than 10,000 American adults for nearly 20 years were analysed by researchers to investigate the relationship between these two health factors and their... Read more
Study: Vitamin D Protects Against Cold and Flu
2017 16 Feb
Findings from a global collaborative study confirms that Vitamin D supplementation can protect against respiratory tract infection. The study was conducted with 11,000 participants and its findings are published in The BMJ. According to Carlos Camargo, MD, DrPH, of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and... Read more