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Vitamin D May Help Manage Heart Failure: Study

Vitamin D supplementation significantly decreased the severity of congestive heart failure and also improved other markers of the disease in a study published in 2013. The research, published in the journal Congested Heart Failure, found that raising mean vitamin D levels from 5 ng/ml to 21.8 ng/ml via supplementation significantly improved NYHA scores – a …

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Research shows taking vitamin D2 is a poor choice for athletes

Power athletes and others looking for an edge to improve their performance should avoid taking vitamin D2. Research conducted at Appalachian State University’s Human Performance Lab at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis showed that taking vitamin D2 supplements decreased levels of vitamin D3 in the body and resulted in higher muscle damage after intense …

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‘D’ Deficiency Linked to Life-Threating Pregnancy Complication: Study

A recent study found that pregnant women deficient in the sunshine vitamin have a 40 percent increased likelihood of developing severe preeclampsia, a potentially life-threatening condition that affects 5-8 percent of pregnancies. Researchers from Ohio State University College of Medicine examined samples from 700 women who had developed preeclampsia and 3000 who had not, and …

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