Tag: vitamin D

Severe vitamin D deficiency doubles dementia risk, study finds

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with a substantially increased risk of dementia…

Jim Manson

NDNS finds UK diets still lacking

The results from the first four years of the National Diet and…

Jane Wolfe

HFMA survey finds UK adults lack nutrition awareness

Only 6% of UK adults understand government recommendations regarding vitamins and minerals,…

Jane Wolfe

BetterYou launches vitamin D sprays for kids

BetterYou has launched of two new vitamin D oral sprays specifically developed…

Jane Wolfe

Scottish vitamin D study ‘irresponsible’

A study conducted by ScotCen Social Research and commissioned by the Food…

Jane Wolfe

Vitamin D-Day: United voice on an “unacceptable” health threat

Health care professionals, medical researchers and politicians called for a concerted effort…

Jim Manson

Too much vitamin D as unhealthy as too little?

A large study by Danish researchers has concluded that too much vitamin…

Jim Manson

Chief medic voices vitamin D concern

England’s chief medical officer, Dame Sally Davies, is concerned that young children…

Jim Manson

Experts want vitamin D added to Scotland’s food

International experts in health and nutrition are calling for some food staples…

Jim Manson

Kellogg’s: Acting responsibly, or seizing marketing opportunity?

Kellogg’s is adding vitamin D to many of its kid’s breakfast cereal…

Jim Manson

Times’s doctor advocates “aggressive vitamin D supplementation”

The Times’s resident GP, Dr Mark Porter, has described himself as “a…

Jim Manson