The fact that people tend to turn to supplements for better health as they get older may come as no surprise. Deployed ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Growing up ... notion that taking extra doses of vitamin C can effectively prevent common colds.” For most people, taking a daily oral supplement of vitamin C via tablets ...

Getting out in the sun is a good way to promote vitamin D production in your body, but many of us try to boost this ...

In addition, vitamin D can improve the body's immunity, helping fight off disease and viruses, according to the Mayo Clinic ... You can get vitamin D from supplements, but adults shouldn't ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Growing up, I was told to drink orange juice when I had a cold because “vitamin C is the cure.” Does vitamin C actually help us when we’re sick? What are its benefits?

A new study reinforces the importance of vitamin D to health, especially as the onset of winter diminishes sunlight, the most effective way humans absorb the vitamin. The study, published in the ...

Vitamin D is found in animal fats such as fish oil, butter and egg yolks, and plants including mushrooms, or in foods such as cereals that have vitamins added to them ... according to the Mayo Clinic.