Should Vitamin D Supplements Be Taken to Prevent Falls in the Elderly?
A daily dose of 4,000 IU of vitamin D is recommended for elders at high risk for falling to improve muscle strength and balance, though there is something that works even better.
All Videos for Vitamin D Supplements
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Vitamin D for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Vitamin D supplements were put to the test for Crohn’s disease.
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Vitamin D for Asthma
Vitamin D supplements are put to the test in childhood asthma.
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Does Casein in Milk Trigger Type 1 Diabetes?
Why might exposure to bovine proteins increase the risk of childhood-onset autoimmune type 1 diabetes?
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Parkinson’s Disease and the Uric Acid Sweet Spot
The link between Parkinson’s and dairy may not be explained just by the pesticides and lactose.
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Do Vitamin D Supplements Reduce the Risk of Dying from Cancer?
Sun exposure is associated with lower rates of 15 different cancers and improved cancer survival. What happened when vitamin D supplements were put to the test?
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The Risks & Benefits of Sensible Sun Exposure
We don’t have to choose between the lesser of two evils: skin cancer versus internal cancers from vitamin D deficiency.
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The Best Way to Get Vitamin D: Sun, Supplements, or Salons?
If one is going to make an evolutionary argument for what a “natural” vitamin D level may be, how about getting vitamin D in the way nature intended—that is, from the sun instead of supplements?
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The Optimal Dose of Vitamin D Based on Natural Levels
Why do some recommend thousands of units of supplemental vitamin D when the Institute of Medicine set the recommended daily intake at just 600 to 800 units?
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How Much Vitamin D Should You Take?
The safe dose of vitamin D supplementation to get most of the population to the optimal level is 2,000 IU a day, but the elderly and overweight may need more.
