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Tag: Vitamin D

Reaching for the sun
In a new study published in Nutrients, researchers analyzed the results of 80 randomized clinical trials and assessed the impact of vitamin D supplementation on mortality [1]. Vitamin D plays essential roles in human health According to the CDC, 6.7% to 36.9% of Americans take vitamin D supplements, depending on age group. This makes it...
Healthy gums
A cellular study published in the Journal of Dental Sciences has shown that Vitamin D alleviates inflammaging related to the oxidative stress brought on by advanced glycation end-products (AGEs). Diabetes and AGEs Previous research has shown that the uncontrolled blood sugars associated with Type 2 diabetes attach themselves to other proteins and fats. This process,...
No results
A high-quality, randomized, controlled trial found no effect of vitamin D supplementation or blood levels on the incidence of fractures in an aging population [1]. The common perception doesn't match the science It's a long-held aphorism that vitamin D is good for bone health. This has been popular since it was discovered to be a...
Not what you want
Researchers publishing in Aging Cell have found that administering Vitamin D to Alzheimer's patients may actually make the problem worse. A matter of cause and effect Vitamin D deficiency is strongly linked to Alzheimer's disease [1], and previous research has suggested that addressing this deficiency might be useful in treating the disease [2]. These researchers,...
LSN Vitamin D
Ryan O'Shea talks about a study showing that Vitamin D supplements have an effect on epigenetic aging on this episode of Lifespan News. Script A study published in GeroScience has uncovered a link between Vitamin D supplementation and a reduction of epigenetic age. A previous study using a cohort of 60- to 85-year-old participants showed...
Old woman in sunlight
Using a Berlin cohort, a study published in GeroScience has uncovered a link between Vitamin D supplementation and a reduction of epigenetic age. On the back of previous work This study's cohort consisted of 60- to 85-year-old participants in the Berlin Aging Study II (BASE-II). The researchers had previously used data from this cohort to...