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Vitamin D supplements may slow or prevent low-grade prostate cancer from progressing

ACS: Vitamin D May Help Slow Progression of Prostate Cancer

Many who received vitamin D supplementation showed decrease in tumor growth
Vitamin D supplementation is not associated with a reduction in blood pressure

Review: No Blood Pressure Lowering Effect for Vitamin D

No reductions in systolic, diastolic BP in trial-level analysis, individual patient data analysis
Neither circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels nor common variations in vitamin D pathway genes appear to be associated with risk of fatal prostate cancer

No Link Found Between Vitamin D Level and Fatal Prostate Cancer

Also, no significant associations found between vitamin D-related SNPs and fatal prostate cancer
A model has been proposed to explain the influence of inadequate vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids on brain dysfunction via serotonin levels

Model Explores Impact of Vitamin D, Omega-3 Deficiency

Model explains influence of inadequate levels of vitamin D, omega-3 fatty acids on brain dysfunction
People with low levels of vitamin D appear to have an increased risk for type 2 diabetes

Low Vitamin D May Be More Closely Tied to DM Than Obesity

Vitamin D levels more closely linked to glucose levels than body mass index
Many adults maintain adequate serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels even in periods of minimal ultraviolet radiation exposure

Many Adults Maintain Adequate Vitamin D With Minimal UVR

Review shows adequate serum vitamin D levels despite negligible ultraviolet radiation exposure
Low vitamin D levels are linked to an increased risk of severe stroke and poor health in stroke survivors

ASA: Low Vitamin D Levels Tied to Poor Stroke Prognosis

Tied to raised risk of a severe stroke, poor recovery, researchers say
Adults who had low vitamin D levels as children and teens may be more likely to have atherosclerosis

Low Childhood Vitamin D Levels May Up Adult CVD Risk

Chances of atherosclerosis were higher in those who did not get enough of the vitamin when young
Low-dose iron supplements speed blood donors' recovery of iron and hemoglobin

Iron Supplements Speed Blood Donation Recovery

Finding could allow people to donate again sooner to help keep blood supply adequate
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Vitamin B-12, Folate Mitigate Reproductive Effects of DDT

In women with vitamin B-12 deficiency, high DDT linked to lower incidence of clinical pregnancy