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  • The prenatal vitamin's list of nutrients and additional ingredients consisting of synthetic dyes, synthetic nutrients, chemical fillers, and toxic fats were quickly donated to the trash can in his waiting room on our way out of his office.

    Dr. Jeffrey McCombs: The Adventures of a Preterm Daddy: Part I 2009

  • CHICAGO — New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshine" vitamin's role ...

    Darell Hammond: When a "D" Is Great for Your Kids 2009

  • CHICAGO — New research linking low vitamin D levels with deaths from heart disease and other causes bolsters mounting evidence about the "sunshine" vitamin's role ...

    Therese Borchard: Vitamin D and Mental Health 2009

  • Here's the latest on the vitamin's role in some common health problems: Fractures.

    More Good News About Vitamin D 2008

  • NEW YORK Reuters Health - A new analysis of earlier research finds that both higher vitamin D intake and higher blood levels of the vitamin's active form are linked to lower risk of colon and rectal cancers.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • But the two-year study by the Institute of Medicine's panel of experts concluded research into vitamin's D possible roles in other diseases is conflicting.

    FOXNews.com 2011

  • It also adds to evidence of the vitamin's broader health benefits.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • But the big debate these days is over the vitamin's ambiguous relationship to cancer, both in adults and in fetuses.

    Slate Magazine Amanda Schaffer 2011

  • This vitamin's potent antioxidant effects protect brain cells from damage and inflammation.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed LESLIE BECK 2011

  • On the other hand, there is evidence that steroid medications may lead to vitamin D deficiency, possibly by boosting an enzyme that curbs the vitamin's activity in the body.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

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