Muscles starve in the absence of vitamin D, study of mice finds
Without vitamin D, muscles continued to make glycogen, but could not convert it to glucose.
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Research continues to link vitamin D levels with better COVID outcomes
Research continues to link vitamin D levels with better COVID outcomes
Is there a linear relationship between vitamin D levels and COVID mortality?
New and compelling clinical research further cements the case, and even suggests a baseline level of vitamin D at which there’s theoretically zero mortality from the pandemic disease.
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Vegans, This Is What You Need To Look Out For In Your Vitamin D Supplement
How to know if your vitamin D supplement is vegan?
The average vitamin D3 supplement (or cholecalciferol) is made from lanolin, a yellow fat that comes from sheep’s wool that is UV irradiated to create a concentrated cholecalciferol source. “Nothing wrong with lanolin,” says Ferira. “It’s a fine D3 source.” It doesn’t pose any significant safety concerns, per the Environmental Working Group (EWG), but it does come from sheep’s wool, which is, ahem, not vegan.
The Impact of Vitamin D Level on COVID-19 Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
The qualitative synthesis indicated that vitamin D deficient individuals were at higher risk of COVID-19 infection as compared to vitamin D sufficient patients.
Low Serum Vitamin D Levels Tied to positional vertigo, Finds Study
The authors concluded, “A statistically significant association between lower mean serum vitamin D levels in the Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) group compared with that of the control group. Therefore, low serum vitamin D levels may be one of the risk factors for Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).”
Facing crisis, UP airlifts 25,000 Remdesivir vials from Gujarat
A government spokesperson said that other than Remdesivir, the government was keeping a close watch over availability of eight other medicines, prescribed for Covid patients. These include Ivermectin , Paracetamol , Doxycycline, Azithromycin, Vitamin C , Zinc tables, Vitamin B Complex and Vitamin D3. These medicines are part of the medicine protocol followed even by patients in home isolation.
Vitamin D Deficiency Can Lead To Weight Gain and Obesity
Have you recently started gaining weight? Then deficiency of Vitamin D can be one of the reasons. The deficiency can disrupt the metabolic balance between growth and fat accumulation, according to a study.
Nutrify India highlights the importance of vitamin D for human body
Nutrify India has highlighted the importance of Vitamin D and the varied perspective the all-essential vitamin has on the human body, its organs and their functions.
Study links vitamin D levels during pregnancy with child IQ
Mothers’ vitamin D levels during pregnancy are associated with their children’s IQ, suggesting that higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy may lead to greater childhood IQ scores.