#Vitamin

Joseph Shavit

Jun 22, 2022

Vitamins, supplements are a ‘waste of money’ for most Americans

Scientists say for non-pregnant, otherwise healthy Americans, vitamins are a waste of money because there isn’t enough evidence they help.

Joseph Shavit

May 24, 2022

Gene-edited tomatoes could help millions of people with vitamin D defficiency

Tomatoes gene-edited to produce vitamin D could be a simple and sustainable innovation to address a large global health problem.

Joseph Shavit

Jan 30, 2022

Vitamin D supplements lower risk of autoimmune disease

Study of older adults is 'first direct evidence' of protection against rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, other conditions.

Joseph Shavit

Nov 2, 2020

Vitamin D levels during pregnancy linked with child IQ

Vitamin D is a critical nutrient and has many important functions in the body. A mother's vitamin D supply is passed to her baby in utero