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A study reveals that vitamin D supplementation helps lower blood pressure in obese older adults, but doses higher than the ...

Vitamin D, an essential nutrient, is naturally produced through sun exposure and certain foods. However, excessive sunburn ...

Are the low levels the result of having psoriasis ... which is part of Sutter Health in California. However, topical treatments don’t alter vitamin D levels in the body. Another common treatment ...

Researchers have developed a non-invasive, low-cost tool for assessing the risk of vitamin D deficiency in young women called ViDDPreS (Vitamin D Deficiency Predicting Scoring).

Vitamin D3 supplementation with calcium reduces blood pressure in elderly, overweight individuals, particularly those with ...

Vitamin D supplementation may help manage hypertension, particularly in older adults with overweight or obesity, a new study ...

According to new research published in the "Journal of the Endocrine Society," vitamin D supplementation can lower blood ...

Vitamin D supplements may lower blood pressure in older people with obesity and taking more than the Institutes of Medicine's ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD A vitamin D test is a blood test that measures the level of vitamin D (calciferol) in ...

Erasmus University Medical Center researchers in Rotterdam have tracked vitamin D supplementation improvements in bone ...

At the heart of this discovery lies menadione, a precursor of vitamin K that has shown ... However, the study offers hope for new, low-side-effect treatment options in the future.