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Review to look at how to improve vitamin D intake

The importance of vitamin D will be the focus of a new review looking at ways to improve intake across the population. About one in six adults and almost 20% of children in the UK have vitamin D levels lower than government recommendations, the ...

03 Apr 2022 at 09:55

National News

A quarter of all Irish children vitamin D deficient, study shows

One in four children in Dublin is deficient in vitamin D, a new Trinity College study has found. The research also showed the proportion of children with vitamin D deficiency increased to one in three children in disadvantaged areas. Higher ...

27 Jul 2022 at 20:33

National News

A quarter of all Irish children vitamin D deficient, study shows

27 Jul 2022 at 20:33

Ireland

A quarter of all Irish children vitamin D deficient, study shows

27 Jul 2022 at 16:15

Gene-edited tomatoes could be a new source of vitamin D, study suggests

Gene-edited tomatoes could be a new source of vitamin D and help to reduce deficiency across the world, a new study suggests. Researchers found that the salad favourite can be engineered to produce more of a precursor to vitamin D3 ...

23 May 2022 at 17:54

Brains with more vitamin D function better, study suggests

Brains with more vitamin D function better, new research suggests. The study, which scientists say is the first to examine levels of the vitamin in brain tissue, may help them further understand dementia and its causes. It is ...

07 Dec 2022 at 14:46

Vitamin D supplements help pregnant women have a ‘natural delivery’, says study

Women who take extra vitamin D during their pregnancy are more likely to have a ‘natural’ delivery, according to new research. The study, published in the Journal of Public Health, analysed results from the MAVIDOS trial ...

06 Feb 2023 at 16:12

Scotland

Less than half of adults and children are taking vitamin D supplements, study says

A study has found that less than half of adults and children in Scotland are taking vitamin D supplements. A Scottish Health Survey highlighted that 36% of adults and 41% of children were taking vitamin D supplements in ...

15 Feb 2023 at 10:42

Vitamin D supplements in pregnancy shown to improve bone density in childhood

Children whose mothers took extra vitamin D during pregnancy continue to have stronger bones at the age of seven, according to new research. Bone density scans taken for the study led by the University of Southampton ...

06 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Health & Wellbeing

Vitamin D intake ‘may reduce cancer mortality in the population by 15%’ – study

Taking regular Vitamin D supplements may reduce cancer deaths in the population by 15%, according to scientists. Data gathered from the UK Biobank, an online database of medical and lifestyle records of around 500,...

16 Aug 2023 at 09:33

Health & Wellbeing

World Osteoporosis Day: The risk factors and early warning signs everyone needs to know about

October 20 marks World Osteoporosis Day – but despite being a relatively common condition, many people are unaware they’re at risk. According to Age UK, osteoporosis – which is associated with weakened bones and ...

20 Oct 2023 at 07:30

First evidence of seasonal vitamin D deficiency in 1700s England uncovered

Rickets – a childhood bone condition caused by vitamin D deficiency – may have been rife in 18th century England but scientists say poor working and living conditions cannot be blamed entirely. Researchers ...

31 Jan 2024 at 19:00

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