Avoiding sun exposure may lead to vitamin D deficiency in Caucasians A new Stanford study shows that light-skinned people who avoid the sun are more likely to suffer from vitamin D deficiency than others. As my colleague details in a recent news release: The team analyzed population-base data from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey collected by the Centers for […]

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Caucasians who avoid sun exposure more likely to be vitamin D deficient, study shows Light-skinned people who avoid the sun are twice as likely to suffer from vitamin D deficiency as those who do not, according to a study of nearly 6,000 people by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Surprisingly, the use of […]

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Aggressive Breast Tumors Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency Low vitamin D levels among women with breast cancer correlate with more aggressive tumors and poorer prognosis, according to a new University of Rochester Medical Center study highlighted this week at the American Society of Breast Surgeons meeting in Washington, D.C. The study is one of the […]

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Vitamin D May Help Explain Racial Differences in Blood Pressure High blood pressure, or hypertension, is more common and often more deadly in blacks than in whites, and a new University of Rochester study shows that low vitamin D levels among black people might be a powerful factor that contributes to the racial differences in […]

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