Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vitamin D supplements might be beneficial for bone health, but it’s unclear whether the effects are enough to be ...

The vitamin pills do not prevent bone fractures in most people or protect against many other diseases, adding to questions about medical guidance many now take for granted. By Gina Kolata The idea ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Research suggests that taking vitamin D could play a ...

Vitamin D supplements are widely recommended for bone health in the general population, but data on whether they prevent fractures have been inconsistent. In an ancillary study of the Vitamin D and ...

Note: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) does not approve supplements for safety or effectiveness. Talk to a healthcare professional about whether a supplement is the right fit for your ...

Share on Pinterest Older people with a vitamin D deficiency have higher levels of inflammation, a new study has found. Image credit: Guille Faingold/Stocksy. Inflammation is the mechanism by which the ...