D.C.N., an associate professor in the department of clinical and preventive nutrition sciences at Rutgers University School of Health Professions. “Humans can store a small amount of vitamin B12,” ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD High blood pressure (hypertension) can lead to serious complications like heart attack ...

A study was conducted to determine the effect of poor childhood oral health on risk for MI, ischemic stroke, and ischemic ...

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Vitamin D has long been recognized for its myriad health benefits, ranging from bolstering immune function to supporting bone ...

A study reveals that vitamin D supplementation helps lower blood pressure in obese older adults, but doses higher than the ...

Being below 30 nmol/L can have negative health effects ... A meta-analysis of studies evaluated whether oral vitamin D supplementation improved the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI ...

Researchers have developed a non-invasive, low-cost tool for assessing the risk of vitamin D deficiency in young women called ViDDPreS (Vitamin D Deficiency Predicting Scoring).

Periodontal (gum) disease and diabetes are locked in a grim partnership aimed at undermining your health, experts warn.

Vitamin D3 supplementation with calcium reduces blood pressure in elderly, overweight individuals, particularly those with ...

Osteoporosis, a disease that weakens your bones, is also called a “silent” disease because there are no warning signs until a ...