Readers of Real Answers know that we have written about the story of supplemental vitamins for years. The most recent hero of the vitamin supplement movement, Vitamin D, has been
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Vitamin D gets another D: The Dangers of Pretending Continue
By Dr. Arthur Lavin Readers of Real Answers may remember a post from exactly one year ago about Vitamin D or even calcium supplementation failing to have any benefit on bone
A New Study on Vitamin D: Extra high doses do not appear to help
By Dr. Arthur Lavin Readers of Real Answers with Dr. Lavin are likely familiar with recent posts on tests to see if taking extra Vitamin D helps. A series of recent studies suggest
New Information on How to Prevent Heart Disease and How to Prevent Cancer: How do Fish Oil and Vitamin D Perform?
By Dr. Arthur Lavin For many, many years, there has been great hope that a dietary supplement would prevent some of the greatest causes of death in modern humanity, including
The Grades are In, Vitamin D gets a D, at best
By Dr. Arthur Lavin Those who follow our posts know that we have written a number of articles on the issue whether taking supplemental vitamins helps or hurts. We have been following
More evidence that Vitamin D does not deliver
More evidence that Vitamin D does not deliver The New England Journal of Medicine in October, 2015 published an important study on an interesting claim that Vitamin D has made
Vitamin D- not as helpful as hoped for
Vitamin D- not as helpful as hoped for About a year and half ago (May, 2009), I posted an essay that reflected some exciting possibilities for Vitamin D being helpful
Vitamin D, The Second Vitamin to Have Proven Benefit as a Drug?
PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE IS NOW STRONG ENOUGH for Advanced Pediatrics to support the advice to give 400 units of Vitamin D every day to every child starting at birth (unless the child
Did You Know? That Vitamin C Supplements Can Cause an Adult Man Lose Half a Foot of Height? The Dangers of Propaganda
By Dr. Arthur Lavin A large trial of Vitamin C supplementation, in a dosage that is commonly used across the world, was recently found to cause men over 40 years
The Wonderful Story of Linus Pauling, Vitamins, and Colds
By Dr. Arthur Lavin In this season of deep freeze, endless colds, and gloomy dark, it seemed timely to share a heart-warming story of a great scientist and his quest