Drawing on previous research indicating that a vitamin D deficiency has been associated with a higher risk of developing breast cancer, Canadian researchers set out to determine if a patient’s level of vitamin D also influenced the growth and lethality of breast cancer.
Led by Dr. Pamela J.…
Vitamin D has been discovered in recent years to stimulate the release of potent antimicrobial peptides. In a 2006 study published in Science, a UCLA research team found that vitamin D-related peptides can actually kill the bacteria responsible for tuberculosis. This effect was so profound that these researchers concluded,…
A University of Toronto study recently found that people need significantly more vitamin D than has been commonly accepted. The study involved 796 women between the ages of 18 and 35, and showed that the generally recommended amounts of vitamin D for women are too low to offer any…
