High vitamin D may lower breast cancer mortality
Meta-analysis shows lower risk of death from breast cancer with higher serum concentrations of 25(OH)D.
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Foul-smelling urine caused by supplements
Could vitamin D and calcium supplements be causing foul smelling urine?
Vitamin D deficiency: Beyond bone health
Vitamin D promotes absorption of calcium in the intestine and maintains adequate serum phosphate and calcium concentrations.
Avoid vitamin A supplementation in smokers
Individuals who smoke or have ever smoked should avoid high-dose vitamin A supplementation due to a high correlation between smoking, vitamin A and lung cancer.
Vitamin D for fall prevention
Clinicians should recommend vitamin D supplementation as well as exercise or physical therapy in community-dwelling adults aged 65 years or older who are at increased risk for falls.
The role of vitamin D in post-fracture symptoms
Can vitamin D deficiency play a role in post-fracture pain?
Detecting vitamin D insufficiency
A middle-aged woman presents with a two-year history of fatigue and mood changes. She attributes her symptoms to aging, but could it be a sign of a nutritional deficiency?
Is vitamin D deficiency linked to pseudogout?
Is there any relationship between calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate disease (pseudogout) and vitamin D deficiency?
How prevalent is vitamin D deficiency among Hispanics?
Should clinicians routinely check vitamin D levels in Hispanic patients as they do in others?
Vitamin D decreases all-cause mortality in elderly women with insufficiency
Studies have suggested that vitamin D supplementation may reduce cancer and cardiovascular disease, but evidence for the effects of supplementation on mortality has been inconsistent.
