Everyone Needs Vitamin D – But How Much?
This one-page infographic has all the basic information anyone needs to get started with vitamin D – share it today! Have you ever felt like you wanted to tell someone about vitamin D but...
The Role of Vitamin D in Preventing Type 2 Diabetes
Why maintaining vitamin D blood levels of 40-60 ng/ml reduces your risk of diabetes The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been increasing over the past decade and more than 34 million Americans are...
Type 2 Diabetes Incidence 60% Lower with Higher Vitamin D (41 ng/ml vs. 22 ng/ml)
Association seen between higher vitamin D levels and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), diabetes afflicts 34.2 million people in the United States, about 10%...
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Decreases as Vitamin D Serum Level Increases
D2d trial analysis finds strong relationship between those with higher vitamin D levels and a lower risk of type 2 diabetes after insignificant findings by supplement group Several studies have shown a decrease in...
What Level of Vitamin D is Important to Help Protect Against Insulin Resistance?
Vitamin D Effect on Insulin Resistance Localized to Range of 16-36 ng/ml (40-90 nmol/L) Insulin resistance is when cells in your body don’t respond well, or are resistant to insulin which leads to increased...
The Importance of Vitamin D in Pregnancy
Why it is Important to Ensure Vitamin D Levels are 40-60 ng/ml (100-150 nmol/L) for a Healthy Pregnancy and Baby Pregnancy is the start of a beautiful adventure and some startlingly unique body changes....
Preterm Birth Risk Lower for Non-White Women with Higher Vitamin D (40+ ng/ml or 100+ nmol/L)
How do race and vitamin D levels affect the risk of having a preterm baby? In a previous blog we summarized the main results from a published GrassrootsHealth study showing a 62% lower risk...
Preterm Birth 62% Lower with Higher Vitamin D (40+ ng/ml)
Results from a GrassrootsHealth published study assessing the relationship between vitamin D level and preterm birth risk Preterm birth is when a baby is born earlier than 37 weeks gestation. According to the World...
Is Vitamin D a Nutrient or a Hormone?
There is a high chance you have been misled about the ‘identity’ of vitamin D! Vitamin D is, in fact, a nutrient. Too often we read articles that begin by saying “vitamin D is...
Re-Confirmed: Vitamin D Deficiency is a Risk Factor for COVID-19 Disease Severity
A case-controlled study shows 80% of patients with severe or critical cases of COVID-19 were also vitamin D deficient at hospital admission Approximately 19% of patients who test positive for COVID-19 have symptoms severe...