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Animal doctor: Vitamin D: Some insights and health benefits

DEAR READERS: As promised in a recent column, I am offering some insights about vitamin D. For a brilliant review of the evolution of life on Earth and our dependence on vitamin D, read this post from ...

How vitamin B2 could pave the way to new cancer therapies

The human body cannot produce vitamin B2—also known as riboflavin—itself; it must absorb the important substance through diet ...
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Vitamin D builds your bones and keeps your gut sealed, among many other essential functions − but many children are deficient

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most people in the U.S. get their vitamin D from Sun exposure. Stockbyte/DigitalVision via Getty Images You’ve likely heard about ...
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Your Body Needs These 13 Essential Vitamins to Function Properly

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We all want to make sure that we're meeting our body's daily nutritional needs, which is why so many of us take multivitamins.

Should I take vitamin C to ward off colds, lower blood pressure or reduce cancer risk?

Vitamin C is one of the most iconic nutrients in popular health culture, often credited with preventing colds, boosting immunity and even fighting serious diseases. But while it’s essential for our ...
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More Vitamin D Helps The Brain Function Better, Study Finds

Your Vitamin D levels can have a drastic effect on your brain, according to new research. It has long been known that Vitamin D comes with several benefits to the human body. However, a new paper on ...
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Vitamin D Important In Brain Development And Function

Scientists have found evidence to suggest an important role for vitamin D in brain development and function, and that supplementation for groups chronically low in vitamin D is warranted. Vitamin D is ...
Verywell Health

Can Vitamin D Help Improve Your Sex Drive?

Low vitamin D levels may affect your sex drive by influencing hormones, mood, energy, and blood flow. Learn how vitamin D deficiency affects libido and whether supplements can help.

8 Foods To Boost Vitamins and Minerals Instead of Taking a Multivitamin

Multivitamins can help close nutritional gaps in your diet. But certain foods provide vitamins, minerals, fats, fiber, and ...
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Vitamin D may protect lung function in smokers

Vitamin D deficiency is associated with worse lung function and more rapid decline in lung function over time in smokers, suggesting that vitamin D may have a protective effect against the effects of ...
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Functions of Vitamins in the body

For most people in a struggling economy, pay day is possibly the happiest day of the month. To be able to eat well, at least for a while, is a wonderful thing. One can eat proteins, vegetables, and ...