While previous studies have suggested that vitamin D may play a role in controlling normal breast cell growth and may even be able to stop breast canc...
Julie Chen, M.D. | Posted 04.25.2012
One of my patients recently brought in a mainstream magazine piece that cited an article from a medical journal regarding calcium increasing risk for heart attacks.
Posted 03.27.2012
As researchers and parenting groups continue to measure the effectiveness of recent guidelines aimed at reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndr...
Penny Love Hoff | Posted 01.21.2012
I'm going to diagnose myself as a sufferer of early onset seasonal affective disorder. Early onset as in early in the day. Several times this week I've had to stop myself from climbing into my pajamas at 7 p.m.
Dr. Michael J. Breus | Posted 05.25.2011
A recent case study showed that for a patient with severe sleepiness and a vitamin D deficiency, a vitamin D supplementation improved her daytime sleepiness dramatically.
Joel Fuhrman, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011
People can differ greatly in the amount of Vitamin D required. So the supplemented dose is best determined by blood test, not by a predetermined amount set by the IOM or anyone else.
Leo Galland, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011
When it comes to the latest controversy about the new Vitamin D report, the numbers just don't seem to add up. How else can you explain it when media outlets covering the same scientific report come up with opposing advice?
David Katz, M.D. | Posted 05.25.2011
We simply do not have large-scale, long-term intervention trials with all the bells and whistles- randomization, double-blinding, placebo-control to tell us what dose of calcium or vitamin D is truly optimal for health.
AP | LAURAN NEERGAARD | Posted 05.25.2011
WASHINGTON — Got milk? You may need a couple cups more than today's food labels say to get enough vitamin D for strong bones. But don't go overb...
Bill Chameides | Posted 11.17.2011
For years we've had it beat into our heads that because sunlight causes skin cancer, we should avoid the sun and, when in it, use sunscreen. Now we're getting more nuanced advice because of concerns about vitamin D deficiency.
Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 11.17.2011
It's looking very much like we're facing an epidemic of Vitamin D deficiency, with potential grave consequences.
Joanna Dolgoff, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011
Vitamin D deficiency is often missed because there are no real symptoms associated with it.
Dr. Frank Lipman | Posted 11.17.2011
Studies have shown that optimizing vitamin D levels may help prevent as many as 16 different types of cancer. And the best way is through smart, limited sunscreen-free exposure to the sun.
Huffington Post | Travis Walter Donovan | Posted 05.25.2011
Despite sunscreen use being higher than ever, skin cancer is still on the rise. The most common cancer in the United States, skin cancer accounts for...
Mark Hyman, MD | Posted 11.17.2011
The economic burden due to vitamin D insufficiency in the United States is $40-$53 billion per year. This can be corrected for pennies a person per day.
Dr. Andrew Weil | Posted 11.17.2011
Since 2005, when I raised it from 400 to 1,000 IU, clinical evidence has been accumulating to suggest that a higher dose is more appropriate to help maintain optimum health.
Peter Christian Hall | Posted 11.17.2011
By some views, it's just as possible that sunscreen -- and sun avoidance -- is causing far more harm than mercury ever did.
Yahoo! News | Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter | Posted 11.17.2011
While the optimal amount of vitamin D is still subject to debate, a new study finds one thing is sure: over 6 million American children are getting to...
Maria Rodale | Posted 11.17.2011
This time of year, it's easy to only be outside while you are going from your house to your car to your job and back again. But I often forget why that's such a big mistake.
Darell Hammond | Posted 11.17.2011
With outdoor, unstructured play on the decline, our children are participating in increasingly dangerous levels of sedentary activities, which also leads to hazardous deficiencies in Vitamin D.
Dr. Soram Khalsa | Posted 11.17.2011
There are two serious vitamin D health epidemics in America today; one is the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency and the other is the epidemic of ignorance about vitamin D deficiency.
AP | LINDSEY TANNER | Posted 11.17.2011
CHICAGO — New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshi...
Posted 04.11.2012