Research suggests Vitamin D could affect brain function
Coverage from The Boston Globe, featuring Walter Willett
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Low Vitamin D: What Increases The Risk?
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Vitamin D
Vitamin D is both a nutrient we eat and a hormone our bodies make. It is a fat-soluble vitamin that has long been known to help the body absorb and retain calcium and phosphorus; both are critical for building bone. Also, laboratory studies show that vitamin D can reduce cancer cell growth, help control infections … Continue reading “Vitamin D”
Boosting vitamin D: Not enough or too much?
Coverage from The Forum at HSPH, featuring Walter Willett
Comment on the IOM Vitamin D and Calcium Recommendations
For Adult Bone Health, Too Low on Vitamin D—and Too Generous on Calcium By Heike Bischoff-Ferrari and Walter Willett Vitamin D and Bone Health Most evidence on vitamin D and calcium is available for bone health. Thus the recommendations of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) panel released on November 30, 2010 (1) are largely based … Continue reading “Comment on the IOM Vitamin D and Calcium Recommendations”
How much vitamin D? Why many experts take issue with the IOM’s new recommendations
Coverage from The Huffington Post, featuring Walter Willett
More? Or Less? Experts Disagree About How Much Vitamin D and Calcium You Should Get
Coverage from The Boston Globe, featuring Walter Willett
Calcium, Vitamin D changes suggested
Coverage from The Boston Globe, featuring Walter Willett
What do you lack? Probably vitamin D
Coverage from The New York Times, featuring Edward Giovannucci
Ask the expert: Vitamin D and chronic disease
The Expert: Dr. Edward Giovannucci Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health 1. There’s been a lot of news lately about vitamin D’s role in prevention of cancer, heart disease, and other chronic diseases. What do we know today—and what questions remain? Vitamin D has a well-established role … Continue reading “Ask the expert: Vitamin D and chronic disease”