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What Are Vitamins
Weighing In: What vitamins should I take?
Answer: Unless you have a severely limited diet, a basic multivitamin should meet most of your nutrient needs. However, most older adults do require additional calcium and vitamin D so if you do not consume dairy foods every day, you may not be getting enough of those vital nutrients.
Calcium is of increased importance as we age because a... Read more »
Expert & Community Posts
Why vitamin D is so important for people with RA: Part 1
By Christine Miller , Health Expert...regulates calcium uptake by bone cells. Unlike some vitamins, like vitamin C, that begin... Read more »
IBD and Vitamin D!
By Jennifer Rackley , Health Expert...body's ability to absorb vitamin D (along with other vitamins and minerals). It may also be... Read more »
The Importance of Vitamin D for Good Bone Health
By Pam Flores , Health ExpertWhat is vitamin D? Vitamin D is the supplement that regulates both phosphorus and calcium in... Read more »
Vitamin D for Musculoskeletal Pain
By Karen Lee Richards , Health ExpertRecent research has shown that most people who suffer from chronic musculoskeletal pain (like... Read more »
Top 13 Vitamins: Are You Getting Enough?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...varied, healthy diet should be able to obtain all the vitamins and minerals they require.... Read more »
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Vitamin B-12 absorption test What the risks are Local reaction to injection of vitamin Nausea Feeling lightheaded Special considerations ... Read more »Vitamins
...people think that if some is good, a lot is better. This is not always the case. High doses of certain vitamins can be poisonous. Ask your doctor what is best for you. Read more »Vitamin K
Vitamin K deficiency; Deficiency - vitamin K Food Sources Vitamin K is found in cabbage, cauliflower, spinach and other green leafy vegetables, cereals,... Read more »Vitamin B12
Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin. Water-soluble vitamins dissolve in water. The body cannot store them. After the body uses the vitamin, leftover amounts leave the body... Read more »Vitamin K
...fat-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in blood clotting. The body can store fat-soluble vitamins in fatty tissue. Alternative Names Vitamin K deficiency; Deficiency -... Read more »Images
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...Laboratory and/or medical tests (x-rays, height, blood mineral levels) should be performed... Read more »
...medical tests (x-rays, height measurement, blood mineral levels) should be performed... Read more »
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The Effects of Vitamins on Cancer
November 05, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- What effects -- if any -- do vitamins have on cancer? Two new studies have some answers. The first one from researchers at the... Read summary »
Childs Dental Health Linked to Pregnancy
September 11, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) The importance of vitamin D during pregnancy is often stressed to women. Now, a new study backs this recommendation. Researchers... Read summary »
Alzheimers: Vitamin for Longer Life
April 17, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking high doses of vitamin E appears to extend the life of people with Alzheimer's disease. The findings are the result of a... Read summary »
Study: Vitamins C and E Don?t Prevent Cancer
December 16, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research suggests there may be one less reason to supplement with certain vitamins. In the large-scale Physicians' Health... Read summary »
Vitamin A Combats Infant Mortality
July 22, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A single dose of vitamin A at birth could be the difference between life and death for some newborns. Researchers at Johns... Read summary »
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