Join D*action! Testing and Information Handout
Take Charge! Test Your Vitamin D Level Today. Vitamin D*action Project A public health project designed to help individuals take charge of their own health by testing their D levels at home and using...
Reduced Risk of Preterm Birth
Post-Hoc Analysis of Vitamin D Status and Reduced Risk of Preterm Birth in Two Vitamin D Pregnancy Cohorts Compared With South Carolina March of Dimes 2011 Rates Carol L. Wagner, Carole A. Baggerly, Sharon...
Incidence Rate of Type 2 Diabetes
Incidence Rate of Type 2 Diabetes Incidence Rate of Type 2 Diabetes is >50% Lower in GrassrootsHealth Cohort with Medium Serum 25(OH)D of 41 ng/ml than in NHANES Cohort with Median of 22 ng/ml,...
The Impact of Vitamin D in Breast Cancer
The Impact of Vitamin D in Breast Cancer: Genomics, Pathways, Metabolism Carmen J. Narvaez, Donald Matthews, Erika LaPorta, Katrina M. Simmons, Sarah Beaudin and JoEllen Welsh Nuclear receptors exert profound effects on mammary gland...
Additional Reduction in Breast Cancer Risk
25(OH)D Serum Levels ≥50 ng/ml May Provide Additional Reduction in Breast Cancer Risk Sharon L. McDonnell, Christine B. French, Leo L. Baggerly, Edward D. Gorham and Cedric F. Garland Prospective study of 844 female...
Improving Breast Cancer Patients Survival
Meta-analysis of Vitamin D Sufficiency for Improving Survival of Patients with Breast Cancer Sharif B. Mohr, Edward D. Gorham, June Kim, Heather Hofflich and Cedric F. Garland Background/Aim: To determine whether higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin...
The Role of Vitamin D with Metabolism
The Role of the Parent Compound Vitamin D with Respect to Metabolism and Function: Why Clinical Dose Intervals Can Affect Clinical Outcomes Bruce W. Hollis and Carol L. Wagner Context: There is no doubt...
Vitamin D FAQs
Vitamin D FAQs Why do we need vitamin D? Every tissue in our bodies needs vitamin D and will not work correctly if we do not get enough. In its most extreme forms, vitamin...
Vitamin D Food Sources
Quantifying the Food Sources of Basal Vitamin D Input Sharon L. McDonnell, Christine B. French, Robert P. Heaney Cutaneous synthesis and traditional food sources do not fully account for unsupplemented vitamin D status. Non-traditional...
Vitamin D Non-Food Sources
Quantifying the Non-Food Sources of Basal Vitamin D Input Sharon L. McDonnell, Christine B. French, Robert P. Heaney Unsupplemented vitamin D status is determined by cutaneous synthesis and food inputs; however, their relative magnitudes...