By: Roger Thompson | 2007-03-30 | Medicine Even though you have many benefits from taking vitamin B, you will find that if you lack the nutrient that you can have a vitamin b deficiency and you can get several illnesses including . Beriberi if you have a vitamin B1 deficiency. This disease will cause you to... read more
By: Scott Miscall | 2009-06-15 | Nutrition Vitamin D has been long forgotten as an essential vitamin, thanks to the popularity of vitamins like C, B6, and B12. However, this does not mean that you can’t suffer from Vitamin D deficiency; in fact it makes it even more difficult to spot because most people are not aware of the symptoms. read more
By: Mary Ann Copson | 2008-05-13 | Health & Fitness Vitamin D deficiency is very common and linked to a wide range of diseases. A simple blood spot test can now measure your Vitamin D levels. read more
By: Ruth Butters | 2010-01-10 | Supplements Vitamin D deficiency has been classed with malaria and neonatal disease as a major cause of childhood mortality, according to the Center for Global Child Health at Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center . read more
By: Gregory Wellendorf | 2010-01-10 | Supplements D vitamin insufficiency troubles are among the most standard vitamin lack troubles; despite the occurrence of this lack has greatly lowered over the last years, it remains existing due to certain factors. read more
By: Article Manager | 2009-07-30 | Supplements Vitamin supplements are considered as one of the best ways of fulfilling vitamin deficiencies from the diet. Buy these supplements online from numerous online stores at inexpensive rates. read more
By: Antwan Richardson | 2009-09-23 | Health & Fitness A common problem, vitamin B12 deficiency affects the general population, especially the elderly. There are two types of sufferers from vitamin B12 deficiency. The first group is comprised of asymptomatic vitamin B12 deficiency and the other one is composed of hematologic vitamin B12 deficiency. read more
By: Tom alter | 2007-02-13 | Supplements Vitamin B6 is one of the eight water-soluble B vitamins. It was originally isolated in the mid-1930. Vitamin B6 has the maximum number of chemical structures - all begin with the letters pyr, and include pyridoxine (PN), pyridoxal (PL), pyridoxamine (PM), pyridoxine phosphate (PNP), pyridoxal phosphate (PLP), and pyridoxamine phosphate (PMP). PLP is the most active coenzyme form, and has the maximum importance in human metabolism read more
By: Tom alter | 2007-02-13 | Supplements Vitamin B5 is also known as pantothenic acid. Its name is derived from the Greek word pantos meaning from everywhere, as small quantities of pantothenic acid are found in nearly every food. In its functional form, vitamin B5 gets combined with another small, sulfur-containing molecule to form coenzyme A (or CoA). This conversion allows vitamin B5 to participate in a wide variety of chemical and organic reactions. Coenzyme A is needed to carry out various metabolic functions, and for the generation of energy in the form of ATP from fats, carbohydrates and proteins. read more
By: John Adison | 2009-06-16 | Supplements In the past, Vitamin D was thought necessary just for calcium absorption and important for prevention of osteoporosis. According to Dr. Ray Strand, a world renowned specialist in nutritional medicine, research now shows its also imperative to our immune systems. read more
By: Paul Ghossain | 2006-06-09 | Health & Fitness Vitamin B12 deficiency is a common problem throughout the world, especially for the elderly. read more
By: Ruth Butters | 2010-01-10 | Supplements A new Toronto-based study shows that as many as a third of Canadian children have vitamin D deficiency, putting them at risk for bone disease now and potentially at risk for a variety of health problems as adults. read more
By: Ruth Butters | 2010-01-10 | Supplements A new Columbia University study shows that as many as three-fourths of premenopausal women with early stage breast cancer have vitamin D deficiency. It was further found that daily supplementation of 400 IU per day did not correct the deficiency. read more
By: Antwan Richardson | 2009-09-23 | Health & Fitness The Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences is the one who set the recommendations for vitamin B12 intake, which they provide in the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs). Two national surveys, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III-1998-94) and the Continuing Survey read more
By: sulamita berrezi | 2009-08-14 | Health & Fitness The active form of vitamin D stimulates the synthesis of calcium binding protein in the intestine to facilitate calcium transport across the intestine. read more
By: Ruth Butters | 2010-01-10 | Supplements As many as half of patients in critical care have Vitamin D deficiency, according to a recently-released Australian study. read more
By: Tom Nuckels | 2007-02-06 | Health & Fitness Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin found in three forms that possesses both the characteristics of a vitamin and a hormone. It is necessary for growth, especially for normal growth and development of bones and teeth in children. read more
By: Jack L Bloom | 2008-07-12 | Medicine Migraine is a neurological disease, and person suffering from this disease often gets the attack of severe unbearable headache. The headache often accompanied with other problems such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness and gastrointestinal disturbances. With the onset of such problems, one finds it difficult to combat the problem and carry... read more