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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicVitamin D deficiency

Topic: Vitamin D deficiency

No need for Vitamin D testing, supplementation in healthy adults, say US Endocrine Society’s new norms

Advisory comes in backdrop of various studies demonstrating links between serum concentrations of Vit D & a variety of common disorders including autoimmune and infectious diseases.

High dose of Vitamin D may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in adults with prediabetes, study says

The scientists specified the results do not apply to the healthy population and should not be extrapolated to those who are at average risk for type 2, type 1 or other types of diabetes.

About 3 in 4 Indians lack vitamin D, Tata 1mg study shows

Among the 27 Indian cities where the study was conducted, Vadodara (89%) and Surat (88%) had the highest vitamin D-deficient population in the country.

Indians are Vitamin D deficient. And no, it can’t be fixed by diet alone

Vitamin D deficiency is a public health problem.

Can lab-grown shiitake fight Vitamin D deficiency? Indian scientists plan human trials to find out

The trial will recruit at least 60 people, who will be divided into three groups of 20 each. It will be carried out for 4 to 6 weeks.

Having low levels of vitamin D has no impact on Covid outcomes, Delhi hospital study finds

Study by endocrinology department at Max Healthcare, Saket, reveals that vitamin D treatment did not change Covid outcomes such as severity, mortality, oxygen requirement.

80% Covid patients in a Spanish hospital were Vitamin D deficient, study finds

The study, which looked at 216 Covid patients and 197 people who did not have Covid, did not find any link between Vitamin D deficiency and severity of the disease.

5 ways in which Vitamin D can help prevent multiple organ damage from Covid

Adequate Vitamin D levels may prove key in preventing Covid risk & reducing severity of infection. But levels of supplements needed should be decided in consultation with doctors.

Sufficient Vitamin D levels can prevent severity of Covid infection — Boston University study

The study says sufficient levels of Vitamin D can even reduce the need for oxygen in Covid-19 patients.

Urban India has a huge Vitamin D deficiency problem as people hide from the sun

Doctors say at least 80% of urban population suffers from deficiency of Vitamin D, vital for absorption of calcium. Its deficiency makes the body vulnerable to diseases such as cancer.

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Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.