Millions Of U.S. Children Low In Vitamin D

BRONX, N.Y., Aug. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Seven out of ten U.S. children have low levels of vitamin D, raising their risk of bone and heart disease, according to a study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. The striking findings suggest that v...

Survey Finds 64% of Americans Unaware Sunscreen Inhibits Vitamin D Production

FERNDALE, Wash., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly 64 percent of Americans surveyed are unaware sunscreen hinders the body's ability to produce vitamin D - a nutrient found to support the immune system, bone strength, colon health and more.* The survey was conducted by WELLESSE...

Moms, Registered Dietitian, Develop the First All-In-One Prenatal Vitamin in a Great Tasting Drink Mix

Taking a prenatal vitamin no longer needs to conjure images of choking down a large pill. Impact Nutritionals, Inc. launches its first product, S7 Prenatal™ Drink Mix, the first of its kind. The company, run by 3 moms, was established on the premise that supplements should taste good and...

National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention Encourages Americans to Obtain Vitamin D Through Diet and Supplements

WASHINGTON, July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help the general public better understand the relationship between vitamin D and the sun, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has issued a position statement on vitamin D, sun protection and skin cancer prevention. The Council recom...

American Academy of Dermatology Issues Updated Position Statement on Vitamin D

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --The American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) recently issued an updated position statement on vitamin D after an updated review of the increasing body of scientific literature on this vitamin and its importance for optimal he...

Medical Study Establishes First-Ever Long-Term Benefits for Macular Degeneration Sufferers Using Macular Health Vitamin Supplement

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the World Health Organization (WHO), age-related macular degeneration (AMD) ranks third as a cause of visual impairment. It is the primary cause of visual impairment in industrial countries with a blindness prevalence of 8.7 percent. A new ...

MUSCLEPHARM Products Hit Vitamin Shoppe Shelves With a Bang!

DENVER, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- MUSCLEPHARM(R) LLC, the rising star of the Sports Nutrition Industry, is proud to announce their much-anticipated product launch through each of Vitamin Shoppe's 400+ locations nationwide. "We are very excited about this nationwide launch of our entire line of ...

Purity Products Partners with Leading Vitamin D Expert to Create Next-Generation D3 Complex

Purity Products announces the release of Dr. Cannell's Advanced D Formula, a higher-dose Vitamin D3 complex formulated by John Cannell MD, President of the Vitamin D Council. Plainview, NY (PRWEB) June 12, 2009 -- Purity Products ®, a leading direct-to-consumer pro...

Twinlab(R) Teams Up With The Vitamin Shoppe to Debut Mass Fuel(R) Xtreme

- New Weight Gainer Formula Exclusive to The Vitamin Shoppe - NEW YORK, June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Twinlab Corporation, a pioneer and a leader in sports nutrition for over 40 years, joins forces with leading national health retailer The Vitamin Shoppe for the retail launch of Twinlab Mass Fuel...

Monterey Mushrooms Launches Vitamin D Enriched Sun Grill-A-Bella and White Mushrooms

New mushrooms offer 100 percent of recommended daily Vitamin D intake in 3-ounce servings MONTEREY, Calif., May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Through a truly collaborative research effort with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. has been successful in replicating...

Low Vitamin D Levels May Initiate Cancer Development

Study suggests loss of communication among cells tied to this nutritional deficit FRIDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of vitamin D may contribute to cancer development, U.S. researchers have found. "The first event in cancer is loss of communication among cells due to, am...

Pregnancy Magazine Touts Web Site Designed by Vitamin as 'Web Site We Can't Live Without'

BALTIMORE, May 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vitamin(R) today announced that a Web site the firm designed for the pregnancy education organization Keep 'Em Cookin' has been noted by Pregnancy magazine as the publication's "Web Site We Can't Live Without" in the June 2009 issue. The Web site...

Experts Say Recommended Daily Dosage for Vitamin D is 'Grossly Inadequate'

HOUSTON, May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Current recommendations for Vitamin D were called "grossly inadequate" today at the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) 18th Annual Meeting & Clinical Congress. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090324/DC88061LOG...

Golden rice an effective source of vitamin A

HOUSTON (May 13, 2009) The beta-carotene in so-called "Golden Rice" converts to vitamin A in humans, according to researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (www.bcm.edu) and Tufts University in an article that appears in the current issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition . Gol...

Vitamin D Linked to HDL Cholesterol - Shaklee Corporation Research Links Vitamin D with Key Biomarkers for Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Disease

PLEASANTON, Calif., May 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Research supported by Shaklee Corporation, the number one natural nutrition company in the U.S., shows that a lower blood vitamin D level is associated with metabolic syndrome and other risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The study results are cu...

Low vitamin D causes problems for acutely ill patients

A group of endocrinologists in Sydney have observed that very sick patients tend to have very low levels of Vitamin D. The sicker they are, the lower the levels. Dr Paul Lee, Professor John Eisman and Associate Professor Jackie Center, researchers at Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Researc...

Critically Ill Patients Lack Vitamin D

Almost half of those in ICU had deficient levels, study shows WEDNESDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D levels are deficient in many critically ill patients, new research shows. In a small study, Australian researchers found that almost half of people in an intensive care un...

New Medical Study Establishes First-Ever Long-Term Benefits for Macular Degeneration Sufferers Using Macular Health Vitamin Supplement

Eye disease product has the potential to preserve vision for millions BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As many as 17.8 million people will suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by 2050 and 1.57 million will be blind from the disease, according to the U.S. Centers for Di...

Type of vitamin B1 could treat common cause of blindness

GALVESTON, Texas University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that a form of vitamin B1 could become a new and effective treatment for one of the world's leading causes of blindness. Scientists believe that uveitis, an inflammation of the tissue located just bel...

Low Vitamin A, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk

But British team says findings don't prove cause and effect THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- People who don't get enough of the antioxidant vitamins A and C in their diet may be at increased risk for asthma, British researchers say. The pooled results of 40 studies conducted ...

Low Vitamin E, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk

But British team says findings don't prove cause and effect THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) -- People who don't get enough of the antioxidant vitamins A and C in their diet may be at increased risk for asthma, British researchers say. The pooled results of 40 studies conducted ...

Amoena Introduces First Post Surgical Garments With Vitamin E & Aloe to Help Soothe and Comfort After Breast Surgery

ATLANTA, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Amoena, the worldwide leader of post-breast surgery products, today announced the introduction of The Hannah Collection, the industry's first post-surgical garments infused with Vitamin E and Aloe to ease discomfort after breast surgery. (Logo: http://www.n...

ConsumerLab.com Warns of Problems with Mulitivitamins and Vitamin Water

ConsumerLab.com Uncovers Defects in Over 30% of Supplements Selected for Testing and Finds Most Children's Multivitamins Exceed Tolerable Limits White Plains, New York (PRWEB) March 31, 2009 -- Over 30% of multivitamins recently selected for testing by ConsumerLab.com w...

Enzyme and vitamin define the yin and yang of asthma

HOUSTON (March 29, 2009) The allergen breathed in by a person with asthma triggers a proteinase or enzyme called MMP7 that activates a cascade of events to prompt an allergic reaction, said a consortium of researchers led by Baylor College of Medicine ( www.bcm.edu ) in Houston in a report that a...

Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D

Recommended levels in foods need to be increased, experts say,,,, MONDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- Over the course of two decades, vitamin D levels have dramatically decreased among Americans, a new study finds. Low levels of vitamin D have been associated with rickets in childr...

Mayo Clinic Study Suggests Those Who Have Chronic Pain May Need to Assess Vitamin D Status

ROCHESTER, Minn., March 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- Mayo Clinic research shows a correlation between inadequate vitamin D levels and the amount of narcotic medication taken by patients who have chronic pain. This correlation is an important finding as researchers discover new ways to treat chro...

Mayo Clinic study suggests those who have chronic pain may need to assess vitamin D status

ROCHESTER, Minn. Mayo Clinic research shows a correlation between inadequate vitamin D levels and the amount of narcotic medication taken by patients who have chronic pain. This correlation is an important finding as researchers discover new ways to treat chronic pain. According to the Centers fo...

Bone Up On Calcium and Vitamin D for a Chance to Win a Family Vacation to Yellowstone National Park

Test Your Nutrition Knowledge at CountryCrock.com and You Could Also Win a $25 Visa(R) Gift Card Instantly ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Do you know how much calcium you need each day? Or which foods are good sources of vitamin D? If you are curious about answers to these a...

Americans Need to Get More Vitamin D In Their Diets

Start of Spring Reminds Americans to Get More of the Sunshine Vitamin WASHINGTON, March 19 /PRNewswire/ -- With spring upon us, there is no better time to shine the spotlight on the sunshine vitamin and the important role it plays in our health. Although we may have more opportunities to catc...

One in seven US teens is vitamin D deficient

NEW YORK (March 11, 2009) -- One in seven American adolescents is vitamin D deficient, according to a new study by researchers in the Department of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College. The findings are published in the March issue of the journal Pediatrics and were presented at the Pe...

More Vitamin C May Mean Less Chance of Gout

With 1,500 milligrams a day, men cut their risk by 45%, study finds,,,, MONDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming more vitamin C may help reduce a man's risk of gout, according to researchers who studied almost 47,000 men over a 20-year span. During that time, more than 1,300 of...

Support for adjunctive vitamin C treatment in cancer

New Rochelle, NY, March 5, 2009Serious flaws in a recent study, which concluded that high doses of vitamin C reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapeutic drugs in the treatment of cancer, are revealed in the current issue of Alternative and Complementary Therapies , a journal published by Mary An...

Half of Black Teens May Be Vitamin D Deficient

More foods should be fortified with the essential nutrient, experts say WEDNESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Many teens today, especially black teens, aren't getting enough of vitamin D, the so-called sunshine vitamin that is essential for cells to function, say researchers from Wei...

Are vitamin supplements effective in celiac disease patients?

Coeliac disease is a typical example of a malabsorption syndrome conferring increased risk for various deficiency states, including folate and vitamin B12. Hyperhomocysteinemia is significantly more frequent in patients with newly diagnosed coeliac disease than healthy controls. A research team...

New Vitamin Treatment Saves Patients (Including a U.S. Olympic Athlete) from Blinding Eye Disease Without Surgery

LOS ANGELES, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Brian S. Boxer Wachler, MD, a world-renowned eye surgeon and the director of the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Beverly Hills, California, announced today that he has developed a new procedure that uses vitamin applications to treat Keratoconus, an often...

Too Little Vitamin D May Mean More Colds and Flu

Whether adding supplements would help still needs testing, experts say MONDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Forget the apple. The largest study of its kind to date shows that vitamin D each and every day is what will keep the doctor away when it comes to the common cold or the flu. T...

Arab-American women need supplement to boost dangerously low vitamin D levels

Arab-American women living in southeast Detroit whose conservative dress limits their exposure to sun should be taking a vitamin D supplement to boost their dangerously low serum levels, according to a study published by Henry Ford Hospital researchers. Researchers found that all 87 women invol...

UV Foundation Announces: February is Vitamin D Deficiency Month

New Research is Discovering an Increasing Number of Negative Health Effects Resulting from Vitamin D Deficiency MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the 2nd year, the UV Foundation is promoting awareness of Vitamin D deficiency and its negative health effects by dubbing Febr...

APHA Lists Vitamin D Deficiency as Top Public Health Issue

Nature Made(R) Consistently Meets Consumer's Needs as the Leader in Vitamin D Offerings NORTHRIDGE, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Public Health Association (APHA) recently adopted 12 new polices associated with public health issues, with vitamin D deficiency and insuf...

Test Your Vitamin D Knowledge: Wellesse Liquid Sunshine Instant Win and Sweepstakes

FERNDALE, Wash., Jan. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellesse, manufacturers of new Liquid Vitamin D3, has launched an online promotion that challenges participants to assess their vitamin knowledge for a chance to win healthy prizes - including a personal nutrition consultation and a year's supply of liquid ...