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Mom's Vitamin D Status Affects Baby's Dental Health

From press release:Low maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy may affect primary tooth calcification, leading to enamel defects, which are...

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800 IU Vitamin D Is Not Enough for Pregnancy

Objective: Vitamin D is essential for skeletal health, and prolonged deficiency results in infantile rickets and adult osteomalacia. The aim...

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400 IU of Vitamin D Is Not Enough for Kids

BACKGROUND: Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) is low in obese adults. OBJECTIVE: To examine serum 25(OH)D in obese (BMI >95th percentile...

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Vitamin D at 2000 IU Needed for Children

From press release:The current recommended daily allowance (RDA) of vitamin D for children is 200 International Units (IUs), but new...

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Vitamin D Intake of 2000 IU May Be Needed

From press release:Essential for life in higher animals, vitamin D, once linked to only bone diseases such as rickets and...

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Skin Cancer a Risk for Only 9%

It has been hypothesized that polymorphisms in the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene affect the risk of developing melanoma. However,...

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Vitamin D Protects Against UV Damage

We previously reported that the natural hormone 1,25dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25(OH)(2)D(3)) protects human skin cells from ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced apoptosis. UVR-induced...

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Vitamin D Lacking In Serious Liver and Digestive Problems

New research presented at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology in Orlando found patients with...

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Vitamin D is Stored in Multiple Locations Along Your Digestive Tract

Target tissues of in vivo receptor binding and deposition of 1,25(OH)2 vitamin D3 and its oxygen analog OCT are reviewed...

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