Vitamin D Archives

Vitamin D

RDA for vitamin D may be too low

March 19, 2015

According to researchers, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin D, from the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine, is underestimated by a factor of 10. Read…

Study finds link between vitamin D and prostate cancer

October 23, 2014

Researchers writing in Prostate report that the gene GDF-15, known to be upregulated by Vitamin D, is notably absent in samples of human prostate cancer driven by inflammation…

Study: Too much vitamin D harmful

June 11, 2012

A study in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism found that both too little and too much vitamin D can increase mortality. Read more.

Weight loss by overweight and obese women increases vitamin D

May 11, 2011

Overweight and obese women who lost weight experienced increased levels of Vitamin D according to a study in American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Read more.