Low vitamin D levels may raise bowel cancer risk

Pooling data from three continents and multiple studies, researchers find a link between lower vitamin D levels and increased risk of colorectal cancer.

Vitamin D supplements may benefit children with kidney disease

Study links low levels of vitamin D with greater loss of kidney function over time Among children with chronic kidney disease, those with lower vitamin D levels had higher levels of blood…

Study links low vitamin D levels with premature death

A study from the University of California-San Diego suggests that people with lower vitamin D levels may be at higher risk of early death than those with higher vitamin D levels.

Vitamin D Levels Lower In African-Americans

African-American women had lower vitamin D levels than white women, and vitamin D deficiency was associated with a greater likelihood for aggressive breast cancer, according to data presented at the Third AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities…