Tag: vitamin D
Vitamin D Supplementation Could Cut Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Costs by Nearly Half, Modelling Study Suggests
A microsimulation modelling study published in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas finds that vitamin D supplementation prevents type 2 diabetes in…
How Vitamin D Becomes an Antimicrobial Weapon Inside Your Immune Cells
Macrophages actively convert vitamin D into cathelicidin, a potent antimicrobial peptide, when pathogens are detected. Research shows that vitamin D…
Vitamin D’s Role in Alzheimer’s Tau Accumulation: New Evidence from Framingham Heart Study
A 16-year analysis from the Framingham Heart Study finds that higher vitamin D levels in midlife are associated with lower…
Understanding UV Radiation: What the Science Says About Sun Protection
Ultraviolet radiation is essential for vitamin D synthesis but excessive exposure increases skin cancer risk. Evidence-based strategies—including timing-based avoidance, protective…
How Vitamin D Becomes Active: The Three-Organ Pathway Explained
Vitamin D activation involves a complex three-organ cascade requiring magnesium, iron, vitamin K2, zinc, and vitamin A as essential cofactors.…
Vitamin D Thresholds Remain Contested Despite Large Clinical Trials
Five large randomised controlled trials involving over 100,000 participants found mostly null effects on hard clinical endpoints, prompting the Endocrine…
Vitamin D Deficiency Links to Multiple Chronic Diseases, New Review Shows
A comprehensive review in Nutrients documents how vitamin D deficiency impairs immune function and is associated with rickets, osteoporosis, autoimmune…
Vitamin D Insufficiency Affects Up to 97% in Some Regions—Here’s What the Evidence Shows
Vitamin D insufficiency affects 40–97% of North American populations, with geographic latitude and skin pigmentation driving significant disparities in vitamin…