Vitamin D Supplementation

Vitamin D supplementation could prevent postmenopausal conditions in women – systematic review

13-Feb-2023 By Hui Ling Dang

Large, single doses of up to 300,000 IU of vitamin D per day may significantly improve vitamin D deficiency in postmenopausal women, say researchers.

Combination of omega-3 and vitamin D may benefit PCOS patients: Iranian RCT

19-Jun-2018 By Cheryl Tay

Combined supplementation of vitamin D and omega-3 can benefit women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), say researchers in Iran.

Prenatal vitamin D supplementation may be unable to fight gestational diabetes

19-Oct-2017 By Cheryl Tay

Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy may not be able to prevent gestational diabetes, say researchers in Iran.

Pre-eclampsia and supplementation: Insufficient evidence that vitamin D reduces risk

01-Aug-2017 By Gary Scattergood

Vitamin D supplementation does not independently reduce the risk of pre-eclampsia, despite low levels of the vitamin being linked to a greater likelihood of the condition.

Vitamin D supplementation 'essential' for Chinese osteoporosis patients in South East Asia: Study

11-Jul-2017 By Cheryl Tay

One in four Chinese women with post-menopausal osteoporosis (PMO) living in the tropics are vitamin D-deficient, a Malaysian study has reported.

Monthly vitamin D supplementation does not prevent cardiovascular disease: Clinical trial

06-Apr-2017 By Millette Burgos

Monthly high dose vitamin D supplementation does not prevent cardiovascular disease, results from a large randomised clinical trial discovered.

High-dose vitamin D supplementation helps slash risk of falls among elderly

05-Dec-2016 By Nathan Gray

A combination of low-frequency exercise and high-dose vitamin D supplementation could help reduce risk of falls in the elderly by more than 70%, a new trial suggests.

Malaysia study: Vitamin D deficiency risk for epileptic children

08-Aug-2016 By Gary Scattergood

Malaysian children undergoing long-term treatment for epilepsy are at significant risk of vitamin D deficiency, with youngsters of Indian ethnicity especially affected, a study has found.

Sun-drenched Australians still in need of vitamin D supplementation

28-Jul-2016 By RJ Whitehead

Guidance by an independent British committee of experts that advises everyone to take the so-called “sunshine vitamin” whatever the weather has been well received in Australia, where up to 58% of people suffer from vitamin D deficiency in spite of its...