Articles About Vitamin D and Well-being
Vitamin D may help prevent colds and flu
People with the lowest levels of vitamin D in their blood are the most likely to catch colds, showed an analysis of the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination survey.
In another study, the researchers Cannell et al. showed that the seasonality of influenza is tied to vitamin D and that vitamin D reduced the incidence of viral respiratory infections.
Vitamin D for cancer prevention
Higher vitamin D levels are associated with substantially lower incidence rates of colon, breast, ovarian, renal, pancreatic, aggressive prostate and other cancers, showed a review of Garland et al., published in the Annals of Epidemiology (2009: 19).
Vitamin D may lower diabetes risk
An increased vitamin D intake may reduce the risk of type-1 and possibly also type-2 diabetes. This notion is supported by many studies, for example.
Meet us at the
Dietitians of Canada
Annual conference
Friday May 28 12:00 pm-3:30 pm
We invite you to take a moment stop at the Lallemand Institut Rosell booth during the Sponsor Showcase. This will be an opportunity to learn more about bread as a source of vitamin D, pick the latest information about our probiotics as well as ask questions and discuss with our on-site representatives.
For more information: www.dietitians.ca
A New Source of Vitamin D
To increase the awareness of consumers that bread is now a new source of vitamin D, we have developed posters and consumer brochures for you to use for free.
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