Vitamin D3 more potent than vitamin D2.(comparative analysis)

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients;  October 1, 2005 ;     374 words ......assigned to receive a single 50,000-IU dose of either vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) or vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Similar increases were seen in the serum concentration of the administered vitamins, indicating equivalent absorption. Both treatments...

Vitamin E may help prevent cataracts.

Nutrition Health Review;  June 22, 1989 ;     587 words ...Vitamin E May Help Prevent...by daily intake of vitamin E. Two Canadian researchers report that vitamin E - in its role as...may help to prevent cataract formation. Dr. James Robertson...intake of antioxidant vitamins by 175 cataract patients...the indications of cataract ...

Vitamin B12 injections for tiredness.(Literature Review & Commentary)

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients;  February 1, 2004 ;     351 words ......completed a double-blind crossover trial of vitamin B12 injections. Prior to the study, all subjects had normal levels of hemoglobin and vitamin B12. Hydroxocobalamin (5 mg intramuscularly...placebo first had a significant response to vitamin B12 in terms of general well being (p...

Is vitamin C a wonder worker?

Nutrition Health Review;  March 22, 1992 ;     253 words ......Pauling, the wonders of vitamin C never cease. As the years...new applications for the vitamin are reported by researchers...acid, which: - may prevent cataract formation. - has been observed, in...when taken together with vitamin C. (Consult your doctor...heightened when taken with ...

The case against ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) as a vitamin...

Alternative Medicine Review;  December 1, 2006 ;     205 words ...Supplemental vitamin D is available in 2 distinct forms: ergocalciferol (vitamin D(2)) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D(3)). Pharmacopoeias have officially regarded these 2 forms as equivalent and interchangeable, yet this presumption of equivalence...

Vitamin K and bone health.(Therapeutic Nutrition)

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......many years after its discovery in 1935, vitamin K was recognized only as a necessary cofactor...coagulation cascade. A synthetic form of vitamin K was subsequently created by the pharmaceutical...treatment of coagulation disorders due to vitamin K deficiency or interference with vitamin...

Present status and development trend of the vitamin industry in...

China Chemical Reporter;  August 6, 2004 ;     700+ words ...The vitamin industry in China started towards the end of the 1950s. Vitamin production at that time was mainly intended to provide...pharmaceutical production. In the 1970s several varieties of vitamin B could be produced in China and the development of...

Vitamin K and "Koffee." (significant amount of vitamin K present in...

Tea & Coffee Trade Journal;  July 1, 1992 ;     700+ words ...The vitamin content of coffee is seldom considered a factor...mention is made of small or trace amounts of vitamin B and E, few people are aware that it contains significant amounts of vitamin K. I recently ran across a promotion piece by...

Vitamin D Deficiency

Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence;      700+ words ...Vitamin D deficiency Definition Vitamin D deficiency exists when the concentration of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OH-D) in the blood serum occurs at 12 nanograms/milliliter (ng/ml) or less. This is one-half to one-fourth the amount normally present...

Vitamin D testing and supplementation.(analysis)(Letter to the Editor)

Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Editor: Dr. Jonathan Wright's article on Vitamin D (Issue 250, page 75) is timely. However...to the information cited below, one's Vitamin D level should never be below 32 ng/ml...Before considering supplementation with vitamin D, it would be wise to have your vitamin...

Vitamin D deficiency now linked to more serious diseases.

Women's Health Letter;  May 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......before about the importance of getting enough vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis, colds, and the flu. But this hormone we call the sunshine vitamin does much more. Recent studies indicate that vitamin D is protective against sunburn and neurological...

Sources of vitamin D in orange juice.(Notes from the Scientific...

Vegetarian Journal;  May 1, 2004 ;     280 words ......members have contacted us asking about the vitamin D which is being added to some brands of orange...Natural Growers. Tropicana said, The form of vitamin D added to Tropicana products is vitamin [D.sub.3]. It is a synthetic powder and is...

Soaking up the D's.(vitamin D)

Nutrition Action Healthletter;  December 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...It's winter. Do you know what your vitamin D level is? Millions of adults are at risk of vitamin D deficiency, according to Michael Holick, director of the Vitamin D, Skin and Bone Research Laboratory at Boston University Medical Center. Many people...

So, what's new about vitamin D?(eye on CAM)

Inside MS;  October 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...Vitamin D is unique in that it can be produced in the body by exposing skin to sunlight. This fat-soluble vitamin is also found in fish and cheese and is added to a slew...including milk and cereals. What it does It's well known that vitamin D works to promote calcium absorption for strong bones...

Vitamin K: Another Reason To Eat Your Greens.

Agricultural Research;  January 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Worldwide, only a handful of researchers study vitamin K--long known for its critical role in...the aging of the U.S. population, this vitamin may command a bigger following as its...health, says Sarah Booth. She is in the Vitamin K Laboratory at the Jean Mayer USDA Human...