A Metabolic Plan
Another Day in the World of Nutrition
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May6
Update for Vitamin D Deficiency
Filed under: Vitamin D, health and nutrition; Tagged as: American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine, asthma, Blood Test, children's health, Critical Care Medicine, Harvard Medical School, health, Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine, Vitamin D, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin D3, Vitamin DeficiencyNo CommentsIn the May 1, 2009 issue of American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, researchers at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and women’s Hospital in Boston report a link between insufficient levels of vitamin D and increased severity of asthma in children.
While this may be a preliminary study, it should certainly raise our awareness of this vitamin and the role it plays in our health and the health of our children.
Remember the blood test for Vitamin D levels is inexpensive and can be easily added on to any blood test you may have.

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