Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD A vitamin D test is a blood test that measures the level of vitamin D (calciferol) in ...

Study Questions the Role of Vitamin D2 in Human Health but Its Sibling, Vitamin D3, Could Be Important for Fighting Infections Feb. 25, 2022 — New research has found significant differences ...

Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) is most well-known for promoting bone health. But this vitamin is also pivotal for boosting the immune system, enhancing mood and muscle function, and supporting heart ...

Cost of living crisis is bringing back this Renaissance-era disease - Scurvy may be mistaken for conditions like inflamed ...

Doctors who treated a man with scurvy who couldn’t afford to eat fresh fruit and vegetables say the cost of living crisis ...

It’s more than 250 years since Captain James Cook fed his sailors watercress, sauerkraut and orange extract to prevent them from developing scurvy, a severe vitamin ... to the cost-of-living ...

Unhealthy diets and bariatric surgery appear to be factors in the re-emergence of this once-prevalent disease.

The scourge of scurvy, which is caused by vitamin C deficiency, may be re-emerging amid the cost of living crisis and the rise in weight loss (bariatric) surgery, suggest doctors in the journal BMJ ...

Scurvy, a disease last prevalent in the 18th century, is making a surprising comeback — and it could be because the cost of ...

The cost of living is cited in two recent cases of the disease associated with sailors centuries ago.

Your body uses vitamin E for multiple purposes, including protecting you from oxidative stress and supporting your immune system. You can get vitamin E from certain foods and dietary supplements.

Risk factors for scurvy include poor nutrition, gastric bypass surgery, dialysis, alcoholism, psychiatric history and eating disorders.