The £4 supplement that could slash blood pressure - reducing stroke, dementia and heart attack risk
4 months ago

The £4 supplement that could slash blood pressure - reducing stroke, dementia and heart attack risk

Daily Mail  

Taking one vitamin D supplement daily for a month can trigger a drop in blood pressure — slashing the risk of strokes and heart attacks, research has suggested. But now researchers in Lebanon, who tracked more than 200 obese adults in their 70s, found it also 'significantly' lowered blood pressure in those who took it for a month. High blood pressure is one of the nation's biggest killers, responsible for one in four deaths, according to NHS England. Taking a high dose of the supplement, which typically costs around £4, did not however provide any additional health benefits Dubbed a 'silent killer', more than 14 million adults in the UK have high blood pressure — known medically as hypertension Now experts have believe they may have discovered a cheap and low-risk method of treating the problem, which affects blood flow to and from the heart.

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Taking vitamin D supplements 'could slash your chance of a heart attack by a fifth'
1 year, 8 months ago

Taking vitamin D supplements 'could slash your chance of a heart attack by a fifth'

Daily Mail  

Taking vitamin D in your 60s could reduce the chances of a heart attack by up to a fifth, new research suggests. In this study, 21,315 Australians, aged between 60-84, were given either vitamin D tablets or placebo every month for up to 5 years Researchers then examined hospital data on any major cardiovascular events, including heart attacks, strokes, and …

Study shows Vitamin D supplements can lower diabetes risk
2 years, 1 month ago

Study shows Vitamin D supplements can lower diabetes risk

Deccan Chronicle  

Boston: Higher vitamin D intake may be associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes, a review of clinical trials has found. The team from Tufts Medical Center in the US conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of three clinical trials comparing vitamin D supplement impacts on diabetes risk. The researchers found that over …

Vitamin D and cardiovascular disease; know how is it good for your heart
2 years, 1 month ago

Vitamin D and cardiovascular disease; know how is it good for your heart

India TV News  

Vitamin D plays many important roles in the body, from strengthening our bones to boosting our immune system to help keep us healthy. The research shows that people with low levels of vitamin D in their bodies have a higher risk for stroke. Unfortunately low levels of vitamin D raise the risk for pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes, recent research …

Vitamin D supplements don't work if you're too fat, study warns
2 years, 1 month ago

Vitamin D supplements don't work if you're too fat, study warns

Daily Mail  

Scientists suggested obese people were absorbing more of the vitamin They found overweight and obese people had less vitamin D in their blood Researchers in Massachusetts tracked 16,000 people for their study Vitamin D supplements may not work if you're overweight, a study suggests. Dr Tobias added: 'This study sheds light on why we're seeing 30 to 40 percent reductions …

NHS warning as man ‘overdoses’ on vitamin D during health kick
2 years, 6 months ago

NHS warning as man ‘overdoses’ on vitamin D during health kick

The Independent  

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Stop Wasting Money on Multivitamins. Science Around Their Health Benefits is Still Fuzzy - News18
2 years, 6 months ago

Stop Wasting Money on Multivitamins. Science Around Their Health Benefits is Still Fuzzy - News18

News 18  

‘Multivitamin pills are not a shortcut to better health’ — this is what several doctors across India are telling their patients who insist on prescribing supplements. “Even healthy people ask for such capsules and syrups, assuming that it will give them immunity and maintain health.” No wonder Indians bought over 500 crore pills of Vitamin C, Zinc, and multivitamins to …

Study casts more doubt on use of high-dose vitamin D pills
2 years, 7 months ago

Study casts more doubt on use of high-dose vitamin D pills

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More research suggests it’s time …

Scientists urge government to issue Vitamin D advice, "arrogance that the government wants to wait"
4 years, 2 months ago

Scientists urge government to issue Vitamin D advice, "arrogance that the government wants to wait"

NL Times  

A group of scientists and health experts have criticized the government for their wait-and-see approach to taking vitamin D. According to the experts, more and more studies show that Vitamin D can decrease the chance of getting Covid-19 or minimize the symptoms. For example, the leading professor of Nutrition and Health at the Vrije Universiteit, Jaap Seidell, said that “waiting …

Vitamin D and Omega-3 supplements help the elderly avoid Covid-19
4 years, 4 months ago

Vitamin D and Omega-3 supplements help the elderly avoid Covid-19

Daily Mail  

Taking regular vitamin D or Omega-3 supplements bolsters pensioners' immune systems, helping them to fend off infections including Covid-19, a study has found. Last month, Matt Hancock urged people to take vitamin D to help boost their overall health and said the Government would be ramping up public health messaging to encourage uptake of the supplement. A study of more …

People with diabetes, hypertension are Vitamin D deficit: Study
5 years, 6 months ago

People with diabetes, hypertension are Vitamin D deficit: Study

Hindustan Times  

A pan-India study has linked Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency to type-2 diabetes and hypertension, making it about more than just bone health. The study shows that 84.2% of type 2 diabetes patients and 82.6% of hypertension patients were Vitamin D deficient, contributing further to the body of research that links Vitamin D deficiency to chronic non-communicable diseases. We are …

Children born with lower vitamin D can end up with high blood pressure: Study
5 years, 8 months ago

Children born with lower vitamin D can end up with high blood pressure: Study

India Today  

A recent study discovered that vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood is associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence. Secondly, the researchers discovered that children who had persistently low levels of vitamin D through early childhood had double the risk of elevated systolic blood pressure between ages 3 and 18. Early …

Child multivitamins ‘misleading’ parents by providing less than recommended vitamin D, experts warn
6 years ago

Child multivitamins ‘misleading’ parents by providing less than recommended vitamin D, experts warn

The Independent  

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Vitamin D overtakes vitamin C to become the UK’s best-selling supplement
6 years, 1 month ago

Vitamin D overtakes vitamin C to become the UK’s best-selling supplement

The Independent  

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Omega 3 and vitamin D fail to protect against heart attacks or cancer in major trial which show supplements a 'waste of time'
6 years, 4 months ago

Omega 3 and vitamin D fail to protect against heart attacks or cancer in major trial which show supplements a 'waste of time'

The Independent  

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Should everyone be taking vitamin D?
6 years, 5 months ago

Should everyone be taking vitamin D?

BBC  

Should everyone be taking vitamin D? We know that low vitamin D levels reduce the body’s levels of calcium, which leads to a decrease in bone density and can cause rickets, particularly in babies and children. One study found that low vitamin D was high among people with fatigue and that their symptoms improved after five weeks of vitamin D …

Vitamin D supplements don’t improve bone health, study finds
6 years, 5 months ago

Vitamin D supplements don’t improve bone health, study finds

CNN  

London CNN — Vitamin D supplements do not improve bone mineral density or prevent fractures or falls in adults, finds a large study that advises health professionals to stop recommending the supplements to most patients. “Our meta-analysis finds that vitamin D does not prevent fractures, falls or improve bone mineral density, whether at high or low dose,” lead author Dr. …

Vitamin D may cut heart failure risk after heart attack
7 years ago

Vitamin D may cut heart failure risk after heart attack

New Indian Express  

SYDNEY: Besides helping build strong bones and muscles, Vitamin D may also protect heart tissue and prevent heart failure after a heart attack, finds a study conducted on mice. Vitamin D prevents excessive scarring and thickening of heart tissue following a heart attack, which may help reduce the risk of heart failure. For the study, published in the journal Heart …

Have we been wrong about the benefits of Vitamin D?
7 years, 3 months ago

Have we been wrong about the benefits of Vitamin D?

The Independent  

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Monthly high-dose vitamin D no help in preventing heart disease: study
7 years, 11 months ago

Monthly high-dose vitamin D no help in preventing heart disease: study

China Daily  

High-dose vitamin D supplementation given monthly does not prevent cardiovascular disease, results of a large randomized trial suggested Wednesday. People with low vitamin D status have previously been linked to increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, but so far, randomized clinical trials of vitamin D supplementation have not found an effect, possibly because of using too low a dose of vitamin …

Monthly high-dose vitamin D no help in preventing heart disease: study[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
7 years, 11 months ago

Monthly high-dose vitamin D no help in preventing heart disease: study[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

High-dose vitamin D supplementation given monthly does not prevent cardiovascular disease, results of a large randomized trial suggested Wednesday. People with low vitamin D status have previously been linked to increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, but so far, randomized clinical trials of vitamin D supplementation have not found an effect, possibly because of using too low a dose of vitamin …

Monthly high-dose vitamin D no help in preventing heart disease: study
7 years, 11 months ago

Monthly high-dose vitamin D no help in preventing heart disease: study

China Daily  

High-dose vitamin D supplementation given monthly does not prevent cardiovascular disease, results of a large randomized trial suggested Wednesday. People with low vitamin D status have previously been linked to increased incidence of cardiovascular disease, but so far, randomized clinical trials of vitamin D supplementation have not found an effect, possibly because of using too low a dose of vitamin …

Health warning over 'toxic' levels of vitamin D sold in supplements
8 years ago

Health warning over 'toxic' levels of vitamin D sold in supplements

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Earlier this year everyone in Britain was recommended to take supplements of the vitamin …

Vitamin D supplements don’t prevent disease, study says
8 years, 3 months ago

Vitamin D supplements don’t prevent disease, study says

CNN  

Story highlights A new study has found that vitamin D supplements are not beneficial to everyone But supplements may be beneficial to those at high risk of falls and fractures CNN — Vitamin D supplements do not help prevent disease for the majority of people, according to a new study published Wednesday in the British Medical Journal. “We conclude that …

Vitamin D can produce 'amazing' improvements in heart function, study finds
8 years, 11 months ago

Vitamin D can produce 'amazing' improvements in heart function, study finds

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A daily dose of vitamin D3 can dramatically improve heart function …

Multivitamins don’t lower heart risk: study
12 years, 4 months ago

Multivitamins don’t lower heart risk: study

The Hindu  

Intake of daily multivitamin supplements does not lower the risk of cardiovascular disease in men, a new study has found. Researchers led by Howard D Sesso of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, analysed data regarding multivitamin use and major cardiovascular events from the Physicians’ Health Study II, a large-scale trial testing the effects of long-term use …

Vitamin D use in preventing falls questioned
14 years, 10 months ago

Vitamin D use in preventing falls questioned

ABC  

High doses of vitamin D increase the number of falls and fractures in older women, say Australian researchers, who warn against using the vitamin in this way. "We expected to find a reduction in falls and fractures but we found exactly the opposite," says Professor Nicholson, whose findings appear today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Vitamin D …

Huge Vitamin D Doses Appear To Hurt More Than Help
14 years, 10 months ago

Huge Vitamin D Doses Appear To Hurt More Than Help

NPR  

Huge Vitamin D Doses Appear To Hurt More Than Help Students of the "if-a-little-is-good-a-lot-must-be-better" school might want to look hard at the latest vitamin D study in this week's JAMA. Enlarge this image toggle caption iStockphoto.com iStockphoto.com Researchers at the University of Melbourne found that giving annual megadoses of vitamin D to elderly women with brittle bones may have actually …

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