While the following report describes the link between vitamin D deficiency in mothers during pregnancy and later dental problems in their young children, the more shocking finding from our point of view is that adequate vitamin D levels were found in only 11 percent of the mothers tested! Not only is this degree of vitamin [...]

JAMA / Archives - Individuals with lower blood levels of vitamin D appear to have an increased risk of death overall and from cardiovascular causes, according to a report in the June 23, 2008 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine .
A recent consensus panel estimated that about 50 percent to 60 percent of older individuals [...]

Pain-Topics.org - According to an extensive review of clinical research, inadequate vitamin D intake has been linked to a long list of illnesses with chronic pain , including bone and joint pain of various types, muscle pain, fibromyalgia syndrome, rheumatic disorders, osteoarthritis, and other complaints. Lack of vitamin D also has been implicated in the [...]

Patients diagnosed with colon cancer who had higher vitamin D levels in their blood were less likely to die during a follow-up period than those who were deficient in vitamin D, according to a new study by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
The findings of the study - the first to examine the effect of vitamin [...]

UMich.edu - Vitamin D benefits: strong bones, a healthy immune system, protection against some types of cancer. Recent studies suggest there’s yet another benefit of vitamin D, “the sunshine vitamin.” Vitamin D keeps the heart fit for life’s demands and protects against heart failure.
University of Michigan pharmacologist Robert U. Simpson, Ph.D., thinks it’s apt to [...]

JAMA / Archives - Low levels of vitamin D appear to be associated with higher risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) in men, according to a report in the June 9, 2008 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Studies have shown that the rates of cardiovascular disease-related deaths are increased at higher latitudes and during the [...]