Most adults need at least 600 IU of vitamin D every day to maintain healthy levels. Blood levels of vitamin D below 12 ng/mL are considered deficient and can be harmful to health. Vitamin D helps the ...

Vitamin D deficiency impacts more than 1 billion people worldwide. Vitamin D deficiency can negatively affect a child’s growth, immune response, mental health, and more, which is why proper treatment ...

Nearly a quarter of Americans are estimated to have a vitamin D deficiency. Why is that? A 2022 study of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) data estimated that about 22% of ...

A randomized trial from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center reveals that magnesium may be the missing key to keeping vitamin D ...

Lab animals deficient in vitamin D crave and become dependent on opioids, which is curbed when normal levels of the vitamin are restored. Human health records indicate that people with low vitamin D ...

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Like other vitamins, vitamin D is a substance needed for health but only in tiny amounts. Unlike other vitamins, it doesn't occur naturally in many foods (except seafood, mushrooms, and egg yolks), ...

Lower levels of vitamin D metabolites and periostin signal an increased cardiovascular risk in older adults, and the active ...