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Study shows more benefits of sunshine vitamin

Source: Reuters

London : United Kingdom | about 1 year ago

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People with a vitamin D deficiency are as much as twice as likely to die compared to people whose blood contains higher amounts of the so-called sunshine vitamin, Austrian researchers said on Monday. Their study -- the latest to suggest a health benefit from the vitamin -- showed death rates from any...

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News Source: The Mercury | about 1 year ago

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News Source: NewKerala | about 1 year ago

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News Source: Daily News & Analysis | about 1 year ago

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News Source: Leader Post Online | about 1 year ago

It's still not "ultimate proof" of the harmful effects of too little vitamin D, he says. "But the evidence is just becoming overwhelming at this point." Researchers can't rule out that sicker patients had lower vitamin D levels and, therefore, were...
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News Source: Reuters | about 1 year ago

People with a vitamin D deficiency are as much as twice as likely to die compared to people whose blood contains higher amounts of the so-called sunshine vitamin, Austrian researchers said on Monday. Their study -- the latest to suggest a health...
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News Source: Seattle Post Intelligencer | about 1 year ago

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