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Do vitamin D supplements help prevent heart disease?

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Regular vitamin D supplementation may benefit cardiovascular health, according to a new study. Nicole Mason/Stocksy
  • Australian researchers followed a group of older adults to determine whether vitamin D supplements could reduce the risk of major heart disease events, such as heart attack and stroke.
  • The researchers gave the test group a monthly vitamin D supplement which they took for five years.
  • The results show a small risk reduction for certain major cardiovascular events.

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that is important for bone health and immune system support that may offer a number of health benefits.

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Can Vitamin D supplements reverse prediabetes? Who needs them most?

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While researchers have known that there is some link between Vitamin D deficiency and Type 2 diabetes, they still do not know whether or how one affects the other. A recently published review by US researchers looks at the factors that lead to differences in Vitamin D levels in the blood despite similar exposure to sun or supplementation. The study points out that absorption of vitamin D is higher when the exposure to sun is at a non-inflammatory level, obese individuals need more supplements as Vitamin D can get stored in the fat tissues, and that women usually have higher

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Why women popping Vitamin B12, D, calcium and iron supplements casually do more harm than good to themselves

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Written by Dr Parinita Kalita

The trend of self-medication among women — especially since they are told that they need some supplements once they have turned 30 like vitamins, minerals, iron, calcium, and proteins — is becoming increasingly popular as they seek quick fixes for their health concerns. However, this trend can lead to harmful consequences if not approached with caution. It is crucial to understand that not all supplements are suitable for everyone. Supplements should only be taken if there is a deficiency in certain vitamins and minerals and a healthy diet should provide most of the nutrients the

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New Study Shows Taking Vitamin D Supplements Could Help Prevent Dementia

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A study published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring found that taking vitamin D was linked to a longer period of living without dementia. The group that took vitamin D supplements also had 40% fewer dementia diagnoses. People get vitamin D from sun exposure, foods (such as fatty fish), and supplements.

Taking vitamin D supplements may help ward off dementia, according to a new, large-scale study.

Researchers at the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute in Canada and the University of Exeter in the UK explored the relationship between vitamin D supplementation and dementia in more than

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Vitamin B supplementation could slow aging of neurons

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Scientists are trying to see if supplements can have an impact on brain aging. Extreme Media/Getty Images
  • Aging can cause cognitive decline due to changes that happen in our brain cells; however, it is not clear how much of this is intrinsic or due to diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
  • In order to improve energy metabolism in the brain, a group of scientists looked at the effect of supplementing a group of adults with a form of vitamin B3.
  • The researchers found that the supplement nicotinamide riboside was converted into a molecule involved in energy metabolism in neurons.
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