Vitamins

Vitamin K Shot Newborns

Vitamin K shots prevent newborns from severe bleeds, but parents are increasingly declining them

About a third of pregnant women in the U.S. lack sufficient vitamin D to support healthy pregnancies

Vitamin D pregnancy

Taking multivitamins does not decrease risk of death, new research shows

Multivitamin Death Risk

Prenatal supplements fall woefully short in providing crucial nutrition during pregnancy, but most women are unaware

Prenatal Supplements Pregnancy

Daily multivitamins could improve memory in older adults, study finds

Multivitamins

Vitamin D supplements may decrease diabetes risk in people with prediabetes, researchers say

Diabetes and vitamin D

Obesity blunts the benefits of vitamin D supplements, research shows

obesity and vitamin D

Vitamin B12 deficiency is a problem that can have serious consequences – but doctors often overlook it

Vitamin B12 deficiency

Vitamin D may be protective against breast cancer in women, study finds

Vitamin D and breast cancer risk

The risk factors for multiple sclerosis are complex – even sunlight may play a role

vitamin D and MS

Seasonal affective disorder is more than just 'winter blues'; Here's how to combat it

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Taking Vitamin D and fish oil can help lower older adults risk of autoimmune disease, study finds

Vitamin D fish oil supplements

Vitamin C and Zinc supplements don't mitigate COVID-19 symptoms, study says

Drinking lemon water is trendy, but is it as healthy as advocates tout?

Health Benefits Lemon Water

Children's Health

Researchers identify another health benefit of Vitamin D supplements

Vitamin D benefits

Children's Health

Vitamin D may protect unborn babies from childhood high blood pressure

Vitamin D supplements don't reduce depression risk in adults, according to new study

Vitamin D supplementation and depression risk

Children's Health

Another reason for pregnant women to get their vitamin D – it may lower the child's risk of developing ADHD

Vitamin D deficiency ADHD association

Whole wheat pizzas offer a slightly more nutritious pie

Is Whole Wheat Pizza Healthy?

Vitamin B12 deficiency a serious risk for vegans, experts say

Vegan Vitamin B12

Vitamin K may be unheralded but it plays an important role

Vitamin K broccoli

More evidence links vitamin E acetate to vaping injuries

Vaping Vitamin E acetate

What is vitamin E acetate, the compound linked to vaping-related illnesses?

Vitamin E acetate and marijuana vape products

Vitamin D isn't better when taken at higher doses, new study says

Vitamin D high dose unhealthy

Seniors' health can decline due to deficiencies in micronutrients, study says

Holier is a vitamin supplement created especially for vegans

holier vegan multivitamin

Vitamin A may help reduce the risk of skin cancer

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CVS putting vitamins and supplements to the test

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Millennials' trendy diets causing zinc deficiencies, in some cases

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Golden berries are the 'superfood' you didn't know you needed in your kitchen

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FDA vows to ramp up oversight of vitamins, dietary supplements

Various Vitamins on Table

Whole Foods offering sweet deal on supplements this weekend

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These professional athletes created their own clean supplement brand

Older Americans are hooked on vitamins despite scarce evidence they work

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What's the verdict on eggs and cholesterol?

Eggs

Does Vitamin C actually fight a cold?

Multivitamins during pregnancy linked to lower rates of autism with intellectual disability

The mighty Vitamin C and why your skin craves it in wintertime

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Common Cold Study

Why do colds cause the sniffles in some people and severe illness in others?

Teenagers Sleep Depression

Sleeping in on weekends may benefit teenagers' mental health

Mental illness genes

Psychiatric disorders share more genetic overlap than scientists realized, study shows

Weighted Vests Benefits

Wearing a weighted vest can promote bone health and weight loss, but it's not a cure-all

Processing grief and healing after loss

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