Vitamin D
Strong Link Between Vitamin D Deficiency and Mortality
The research was conducted by Dr. Rodrig Marculescu and colleagues at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. It analyzed the effects of low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25D) levels in the blood on overall and cause-specific mortality in a large study cohort covering all age groups and taken from a population withRead
Dr. Alex Vasquez: Vitamin D and the Human Papilloma Virus
In this video about Vitamin D and human papilloma virus, Dr. Alex Vasquez discusses HPV’s relationship to vitamin D status and response to vitamin D supplementation. The following is a short excerpt of the video (followed by the video): “So as I said, in 2014, I’ll state it again here,Read
Refuting Vitamin D Naysayers and Negative Research, from Dr. Alex Vasquez
Never shy with this opinions, Alex Vasquez, DC, ND, DO offers wise advice on what to consider when the conversation about negative vitamin D studies comes up with your colleagues or patients. In this published paper from the International Journal of Human Nutrition and Functional Medicine, Dr. Vasquez offers aRead
Low Vitamin D in Newborns Linked to Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Teens
As poor nutritional status affects more and more children, researchers are beginning to see dramatic health ramifications. For instance, in this study at Boston Medical Center, published in the journal Hypertension, researchers looked at persistent low vitamin D in newborns to early childhood to see how it might be associatedRead
Vitamin D and Brain Health: Lipoprotein Receptor-Related Protein in Amyloid Clearance
How are vitamin D and bran health related? A review on the relationship between vitamin D and low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP-1) has revealed that the two may work together to possibly clear amyloid-beta (Aβ), a deposition that is linked to the progression of neurological dysfunction. LRP-1 is a largeRead
Daytime Sleepiness and Its Link to Low Vitamin D
Researchers at LSU’s Division of Sleep Medicine conducted a study to determine if there is a correlation between vitamin D deficiency (VitDd) and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS). Increasing evidence from clinical and basic research suggests that a suboptimal level of vitamin D disposes patients to the development of various diseasesRead
