Vitamin D News

Vitamin D supplements may help those with Crohn's disease overcome the fatigue and decreased muscle strength associated with the inflammatory bowel disease, according to new research.

It has been a well known fact that zinc, calcium and magnesium are three of the most important minerals essential for good health.

Mark Huffman has been a consumer news reporter for ConsumerAffairs since 2004. He covers real estate, gas prices and the economy and has reported extensively on negative-option sales.

Though it's smart to take steps to prevent skin cancer, people diagnosed with the non-melanoma types of the disease may have a reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a new study finds.

During pregnancy usually the occurrence of a diseases like high blood pressure or diabetes or ailments like headaches or severe swelling of hands and feet are cause for alarm.

Here are five nutrients that are very important for brain function and are only found in animal foods like meat, fish and eggs.

Each year the number of fractures related to osteoporosis in women is greater than the combined number of heart attacks, strokes, and cases of breast cancer.

Blood sugar levels alter our moods, so it's mandatory to keep foods in the body that keep blood sugar levels steady.

Mary Carson: There was a low-income clinic that would see people without health insurance, so that's where I was going when I had no health insurance.

Two recent studies have forced us to take another look at a habit that many women have taken up in recent years: taking calcium supplements for healthier and stronger bones.

Treatments purporting to offer "male rejuvenation" and combat the effects of aging have become popular in recent years, but such claims are not backed up by science, experts say.

Parents often use the adage "you are what you eat" to encourage children to make healthy food choices, but the saying is equally true for adults.

Despite the fact that millions of Americans, both young and old, are grossly deficient in vitamin D, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is on a crusade to fully discredit one of the best natural sources of this important hormone besides natural sunlight exposure.

"Vitamin D and calcium are known to be important for strong, healthy bones. Both come from certain foods, and vitamin D is also produced in the body after exposure to sunlight.

A dose of vitamin D has long been touted as a healthy side effect of sun exposure.

Pathway to Wellness is the theme for this year's "May is Mental Health Month" campaign.

A good Diet may certainly help in different lung ailments. It should be considered as a first line of prevention and treatment.

The benefits of sun exposure in reducing blood pressure may outweigh the risks of developing skin cancer, scientific research has found.

Remember how much fun you had fooling around outside when you were a kid? Your kids should be doing the same thing.

Corresponding Author: Marion Nestle, PhD, MPH, Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University, 411 Lafayette, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10003-7035; e-mail, marion.nestle@nyu.edu . Current Author Addresses: Dr.