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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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