Low levels of vitamin D seem to raise your risk of heart attack but scientists are still figuring out why—and whether ...

Vitamin D deficiency impacts more than 1 billion people worldwide. Vitamin D deficiency can negatively affect a child’s growth, immune response, mental health, and more, which is why proper treatment ...

Vitamin D toxicity can happen if you take too many vitamin D supplements. Even high levels that do not cause toxicity can be harmful. Share on Pinterest Sophia Hsin/Stocksy United Vitamin D toxicity ...

Planning to eat right for healthier bones? Calcium is probably the nutrient you think of first. But vitamin D is just as important for keeping bones strong and preventing osteoporosis, a disease that ...

For adults, a level of vitamin D in the blood of 20 nanograms per milliliter (ng/mL) or above is generally considered adequate. Levels below 20 ng/mL are generally too low for adequate bone health and ...

For a while vitamin D was looking like a bona fide health elixir. It was recognized a century ago as the cure for rickets, a childhood disease that causes weak and deformed bones. Then, in the early ...