Vitamin D stories:
Low Vitamin D Levels May Raise Heart Risk
Nov 17th, 2009 - WebMD
Nov. 16, 2009 (Orlando, Fla.) -- Some men with low levels of vitamin D intheir blood are at particularly high risk of developing heart disease andweakened bones that can lead to osteoporosis...
Heart patients lacking vitamin D more likely to be depressed
Nov 16th, 2009 - CNN
(Health.com) -- People with heart disease and similar conditions who don't have enough vitamin D are more likely to be depressed than their counterparts with adequate...
Vitamin D videos from YouTube:
6:26Dr. John Cannell on vitamin D
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8:34Dr. Joe Prendergast on Vitamin D
Dr Joe Prendergast, MD of the Endocrine Metabolic Medical Center speaks on the benefits of Vitamin D.
7:41Vitamin D not flu shots
Another influenza season is beginning, and the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will strongly urge Americans to get a flu shot. In fact, the CDC mounts a well-orchestrated campaign each season to generate interest and demand for flu shots ...
44:03Whats a Vitamin D Deficiency?
Can vitamin D help prevent certain cancers and other diseases such as type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain autoimmune and chronic diseases? To answer these questions and more, UCSD School of Medicine and GrassrootsHealth bring you this innovative series on vitamin D deficiency ...
Vitamin D from WikiPedia:
Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble prohormones, the two major forms of which are vitamin D2 (or ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (or cholecalciferol). Vitamin D obtained from sun exposure, food, and supplements is biologically inert and must undergo two hydroxylation reactions to be activated in the body. Calcitriol (1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol) is the active form of vitamin D found in the body. The term vitamin D also refers to these metabolites and other analogues of these substances.
Calcitriol plays an important role in the maintenance of several organ systems. However, its major role is to increase the flow of calcium into the bloodstream, by promoting absorption of calcium and phosphorus from food in the intestines, and reabsorption of calcium in the kidneys; enabling normal mineralization of bone and preventing hypocalcemic tetany. It is also necessary for bone growth and bone remodeling by osteoblasts and osteoclasts.
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