Category Archives: 25-hydroxyvitamin D

Vitamin D To Treat Depression

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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A Simple Test For Vitamin D

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Fish For Vitamin D: Close But No Cigar?

Posted on July 6, 2017 by Robert Barrington

It is well known that fish is a source of vitamin D. In particular, fish oils contain vitamin D and when fish are consumed this vitamin D is absorbed and converted to the bioactive form of vitamin D, hydroxyvitamin D. … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D: Diet Versus Supplements

Posted on June 24, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Vitamin D2 and Vitamin D3 Interactions

Posted on April 10, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Make Your Own Vitamin D Supplements

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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The Vitamin D Content of Mushrooms

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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Vitamin D and Cancer: More Evidence of A Protective Effect

Posted on March 27, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin, but a steroid hormone. The traditional role for vitamin D was seens as regulating calcium homeostasis, whereby increased circulating levels of the vitamin D metabolite 25-hydroxyvitamin D increased the intestinal absorption of calcium. … Continue reading →

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25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Diabetes

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Robert Barrington

Vitamin D is a hormone synthesised in the skin via the action of ultraviolet light on cholesterol. Vitamin D can be consumed from food, but foods containing high amounts of vitamin D are not commonly consumed in the Western diet. … Continue reading →

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Vitamin D: How To Assess Intake Without A Blood Test

Posted on February 19, 2017 by Robert Barrington
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