Sentences with phrase «studied type of vitamin»

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The team already suspected there might be a link on the basis of previous studies showing that certain antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, lycophenes or flavonoids, were associated with a reduction in type 2 diabetes risk.

«Unlike previous studies we isolated different immune cell types from the actual site of disease to determine whether specific subsets of immune cells (specific T cell groups) have equal sensitivity to vitamin D.»

Getting enough vitamin D during infancy and childhood is associated with a reduced risk of islet autoimmunity among children at increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes, according to a study published this week in the journal Diabetes.

«By reviewing studies that collectively examined vitamin D levels in 17,332 cancer patients, our analysis demonstrated that vitamin D levels are linked to better outcomes in several types of cancer,» said one of the study's authors, Hui Wang, MD, PhD, Professor of the Institute for Nutritional Sciences at the Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Shanghai, China.

«Our results show that vitamin C deficiency should be considered a risk factor for this severe type of stroke, as were high blood pressure, drinking alcohol and being overweight in our study,» said study author Stéphane Vannier, MD, with Pontchaillou University Hospital in Rennes, France.

Vitamin D is being studied for its possible connection to several diseases and health problems, including diabetes, high blood pressure, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune conditions, bone disorders and some types of cancer.

The authors write that one explanation for lack of statistically significant differences between the treatment groups in all - type cancer incidence is that the study group had higher baseline vitamin D (serum 25 - hydroxyvitamin D) levels compared with the U.S. population.

Importantly, deleting these regions affected the response of vitamin D activation to hormones, but not to inflammation - related molecules, indicating that these regions were key to allowing researchers to separately study the two types of calcitriol production.

Physicians have recommended vitamin D supplements to their patients for a decade, with good reason: dozens of studies have shown a correlation between high intake of vitamin D — far higher than most people would get in a typical diet and from exposure to the sun — and lower rates of chronic diseases, such as cancer and type 1 diabetes.

To examine vitamin D in human fertility, Italian researchers studied women undergoing IVF, a type of assisted reproductive technology.

«Dairy products a good dietary source of some types of vitamin K: New study adds to knowledge about natural forms of vitamin K in dietary sources, their appreciable presence in commonly consumed foods.»

«Earlier studies have shown that vitamin E can help regulate the aging body's immune system, but our present research is the first study to demonstrate that dietary vitamin E regulates neutrophil entry into the lungs in mice, and so dramatically reduces inflammation, and helps fight off infection by this common type of bacteria,» said first author Elsa N. Bou Ghanem, Ph.D., postdoctoral scholar in the department of molecular biology and microbiology at Tufts University School of Medicine (TUSM).

Other studies have tied an increased risk of type 1 to pollutants, low levels of vitamin D, and the increasing age of pregnant mothers.

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We also performed subgroup meta - analyses by type of prevention (primary v secondary: in this study, trials involving healthy populations or patients with any specific disease except for cardiovascular disease were classified as primary prevention trials, and trials involving patients with cardiovascular disease were classified as secondary prevention trials), type of supplement by quality and dose (each supplement, vitamins only, antioxidants only, or antioxidants excluding vitamins), type of outcome (cardiovascular death, angina, fatal or non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, or transient ischaemic attack), type of outcome in each supplement, type of study design (randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial v open label, randomised controlled trial), methodological quality (high v low), duration of treatment (< 5 years v ≥ 5 years), funding source (pharmaceutical industry v independent organisation), provider of supplements (pharmaceutical industry v not pharmaceutical industry), type of control (placebo v no placebo), number of participants (≥ 10000 v < 10000), and supplements given singly or in combination with other vitamin or antioxidant supplements by quality.

But those types of studies can not prove that taking vitamin D actually causes cancer risk to drop, explained Dr. JoAnn Manson, of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston.

But heres some good news: A type of vitamin E known as alpha - tocopherol — found in foods like almonds and Swiss chard — may cut your lung cancer risk in half, according to a study from the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.

One study found that vitamin K2 supplementation was capable of preventing hyperglycemia in diabetic rats.5 Human studies of vitamin K demonstrate that both K1 and K2 are effective in reducing the effects of type II diabetes.

Some studies also suggest that vitamin C may also help prevent certain types of cancer — the benefit comes from the fact that vitamin C acts as an antioxidant and prevents free radical damage to the cells.

A study with older adults at high risk for cardiovascular disease found that vitamin K intake reduced the risk of developing type II diabetes by 17 % for every 100 micrograms of vitamin K consumed per day.3 Moreover, subjects who increased their intake of vitamin K1 during the follow - up has a 51 % reduced risk of diabetes compared to those who decreased or did not change their intake.3 However, supplementation of vitamin K2 appears to be even stronger and more effective, reducing the risk of type II diabetes by 7 % for each 10 - microgram increase in vitamin K2 intake.4

Another study (pubmed 20424220) found that those in the highest quartile of vitamin K2 intake had a 20 % reduction in risk of type 2 diabetes.

Earlier studies have shown that optimizing your vitamin D levels could help you to prevent at least 16 different types of cancer including pancreatic, lung, ovarian, prostate, and skin cancers.

A study carried out by the department of Dermatology, University of California in June of 2011 involving 830 people comparing various vitamins found that the group taking grape seed extract experience a 74 percent reduction in squamous cell carcinoma — a type of skin cancer.

While one study suggests that high doses of supplemental vitamin C makes osteoarthritis, a type of degenerative arthritis that occurs with aging, worse in laboratory animals, another indicates that vitamin C - rich foods, such as parsley, provide humans with protection against inflammatory polyarthritis, a form of rheumatoid arthritis involving two or more joints.

In the same Finnish cohort that found doses of vitamin D in excess of 2,000 IU per day during infancy to powerfully protect against type 1 diabetes (see sidebar «Vitamin D and Type 1 Diabetes below), regular supplementation with vitamin D was associated with a 33 percent increased risk of atopy and allergic rhinitis compared to irregular or no supplementation; among those who supplemented regularly, the data suggested that supplementation with 2000 IU or more per day may increase the risk of asthma by as much as four times compared to regular supplementation with lower doses, although the study lacked the statistical power to determine whether or not this apparent effect was due to chvitamin D in excess of 2,000 IU per day during infancy to powerfully protect against type 1 diabetes (see sidebar «Vitamin D and Type 1 Diabetes below), regular supplementation with vitamin D was associated with a 33 percent increased risk of atopy and allergic rhinitis compared to irregular or no supplementation; among those who supplemented regularly, the data suggested that supplementation with 2000 IU or more per day may increase the risk of asthma by as much as four times compared to regular supplementation with lower doses, although the study lacked the statistical power to determine whether or not this apparent effect was due to chanctype 1 diabetes (see sidebar «Vitamin D and Type 1 Diabetes below), regular supplementation with vitamin D was associated with a 33 percent increased risk of atopy and allergic rhinitis compared to irregular or no supplementation; among those who supplemented regularly, the data suggested that supplementation with 2000 IU or more per day may increase the risk of asthma by as much as four times compared to regular supplementation with lower doses, although the study lacked the statistical power to determine whether or not this apparent effect was due to chVitamin D and Type 1 Diabetes below), regular supplementation with vitamin D was associated with a 33 percent increased risk of atopy and allergic rhinitis compared to irregular or no supplementation; among those who supplemented regularly, the data suggested that supplementation with 2000 IU or more per day may increase the risk of asthma by as much as four times compared to regular supplementation with lower doses, although the study lacked the statistical power to determine whether or not this apparent effect was due to chancType 1 Diabetes below), regular supplementation with vitamin D was associated with a 33 percent increased risk of atopy and allergic rhinitis compared to irregular or no supplementation; among those who supplemented regularly, the data suggested that supplementation with 2000 IU or more per day may increase the risk of asthma by as much as four times compared to regular supplementation with lower doses, although the study lacked the statistical power to determine whether or not this apparent effect was due to chvitamin D was associated with a 33 percent increased risk of atopy and allergic rhinitis compared to irregular or no supplementation; among those who supplemented regularly, the data suggested that supplementation with 2000 IU or more per day may increase the risk of asthma by as much as four times compared to regular supplementation with lower doses, although the study lacked the statistical power to determine whether or not this apparent effect was due to chance.34

According to the study's principal investigator, Stephanie Sisley, MD, «Our results suggest that vitamin D may play a role in the onset of both obesity and Type 2 diabetes by its action in the brain.»

Canola, corn, and soybean oil are also rich in gamma - tocopherol, a type of vitamin E tied to a higher incidence of lung inflammation, according to a recent study by Northwestern University.

For example, W.D. Salmon and J.G. Goodman at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University) studied the effects of vitamin B - 1 deficiency in animals given different types of fats.

This study shows that boiling reduced the vitamin C by 33 %, it reduced the glucosinolates (a type of antioxidant) by 41 %, and the carotenoids (also antioxidants) were reduced by 13 %.

This really surprised me, since I just finished reading a handful of studies demonstrating a relationship between vitamin E intake and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes [2] and lower amyotrophic lateral sclerosis rates [3].

Extensive studies have shown that vitamin D can help protect against a host of illnesses, including certain cancers, type 1 diabetes, multiple sclerosis and neurodegenerative conditions.

If your vitamin D levels are too low, studies show this can increase the risk of myriad disease, including heart disease, type 1 diabetes, stroke, some cancers, multiple sclerosis and even the flu.

These types of studies can be biased because people with healthy lifestyles in general may also be more likely to take vitamins (and their lower cancer risk could be due to some other, non-vitamin factor.)

While one study suggests that high doses of supplemental vitamin C makes osteoarthritis, a type of degenerative arthritis that occurs with aging, worse in laboratory animals, another indicates that vitamin C - rich foods, such as lemons and limes, provide humans with protection against inflammatory polyarthritis, a form of rheumatoid arthritis involving two or more joints.

Results of a small study (15 dogs) suggest that supplemental Vitamin C and E can increase numbers of lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell.