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Does father's pre-conception vitamin D intake sway kid's height,
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 19 (ANI): A new study has linked a father's pre-conception vitamin D intake with his child's height and weight at five years old.
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Vitamin D deficiency? Stop using sunscreens
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Results from a clinical review find nearly one billion people worldwide may have deficient or insufficient levels of vitamin D due to chronic disease and inadequate sun exposure related to sunscreen use.
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Have 400 IU of Vit D daily for healthy bones
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 3 (ANI): Eat dairy products, orange juice, soya milk, and cereals everyday, as a study finds that Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for vitamin D should be 400 International Units (IU) for healthy bones.
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Take vitamin D supplements to cut autism traits in your newborn
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 18 (ANI): For mommies-to-be, taking vitamin D supplements during first trimester of pregnancy may prevent autism traits in their newborns, suggests a study conducted on mice.
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Vitamin D improves gut flora, metabolic syndrome
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 23 (ANI): Extra Vitamin D can restore good bacteria in the gut, according to a study on mice, giving hope in the fight against risk factors for diabetes and heart disease.
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Another benefit! Sunlight can boost your immune system
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 21 (AN): The best-known benefit of sunlight is that it boosts our body's vitamin D supply, but a new study has revealed that sunlight also energises T cells that play a central role in human immunity.
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Low Vit. D level and risk of bladder cancer are interlinked
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov. 8 (ANI): A systematic review of seven studies say that lack of Vitamin D in human body is associated with an increased risk of developing bladder cancer.
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Vit D supplements for preggers should be customised for ensuring the effec
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 28 (ANI): Vitamin D supplements are less effective at raising vitamin D levels in pregnant women if they deliver their babies in the winter, have low levels of vitamin D early in pregnancy or gain more weight during pregnancy, a new Southampton study has shown.
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Lesser probability of ADHD in children whose mothers take Vitamin D during
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Oct. 8 (ANI): A recent research shows that children, whose mothers take Vitamin D during pregnancy with resultant high levels of the vitamin in the umbilical blood, have fewer symptoms of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) till the age of two and a half yea
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Women not taking contraceptives have low Vitamin D: Study
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C, Aug. 8 (ANI): A recent study reveals that women are at a higher risk of having fallen vitamin D level when they stop using birth control pills or other contraceptives containing estrogens.
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