Put Old on Hold Newsletter Links for May, 2010

Links for May, 2010

Vitamin D may save 40,000 Canadian lives per year

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/content/view/print/284721

Inadequate levels of vitamin D may be causing about 37,000 premature deaths in Canada and costing the country billions of dollars, according to a new review.

Vitamin D could save Germany €40 billion in health costs

http://www.nutraingredients.com/content/view/print/284660

Ensuring the German population gets adequate intakes of vitamin D could save the country about €37.5 billion in health care costs, according to a new review.

Finland proposes a doubling of Vit D dose for elderly

http://www.nutraingredients.com/content/view/print/284793

In recommendations published by Finland’s National Nutrition Council last week, the intake level of vitamin D for people over 60 years of age should be 20 micrograms (mcg) per day, double the current levels of 10mcg daily for this age group.

Vitamin D Levels Linked to Pelvic Floor Disorder Risk

http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/content/printContentPopup.jsp?id=663012

Women with higher levels of vitamin D are at lower risk of developing pelvic floor disorders, according to research published in the April issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Vitamin D Council

http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/

The high rate of natural production of vitamin D3 cholecalciferol (pronounced koh·luh·kal·sif·uh·rawl) in the skin is the single most important fact every person should know about vitamin D—a fact that has profound implications for the natural human condition.

Low Vitamin D Levels Associated With More Asthma Symptoms and Medication Use

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100415143906.htm

Low levels of vitamin D are associated with lower lung function and greater medication use in children with asthma, according to researchers at National Jewish Health. In a paper published online this week in the Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Daniel Searing, MD, and his colleagues also reported that vitamin D enhances the activity of corticosteroids, the most effective controller medication for asthma.

Vitamin D may boost physical function for seniors: Study

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/content/view/print/301216

Seniors with higher blood levels of vitamin D are also likely to have better physical function, suggests a new study that suggests higher recommended levels may be needed to ensure muscle health. Physical function was highest in people with the highest blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) – the storage form of the vitamin in the body – while lower levels were associated with poorer physical function, scientists from Wake Forest University told attendees at the Experimental Biology 2010 meeting in Anaheim.

Rheumatoid Arthritis Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100407121227.htm

Women living in the northeastern United States are more likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis (RA), suggesting a link between the autoimmune disease and vitamin D deficiency, says a new study led by a Boston University School of Public Health researcher.

Did Seasonal Flu Vaccination Increase the Risk of Infection With Pandemic H1N1 Flu?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100406172635.htm

In September 2009, news stories reported that researchers in Canada had found an increased risk of pandemic H1N1 (pH1N1) influenza in people who had previously been vaccinated against seasonal influenza. Their research, consisting of four different studies, has now undergone further scientific peer review and is published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine.

The Skinny on Brown Fat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100406125536.htm

Last year, researchers made a game-changing realization: brown fat, the energy-burning stuff that keeps babies warm, isn't just for the youngest among us. Adults have it, too (if they are lucky, anyway), and it is beginning to look like the heat-generating tissue might hold considerable metabolic importance for familiar and irritating trends, like our tendency to put on extra weight as we age. If we can find a way to hold onto, make more, or activate brown fat, it might be one way to help keep us slim, according to scientists who have written a series of minireviews appearing in a special April issue of Cell Metabolism.

Aging Motorcyclists Hit the Road, but at Greater Risk of Injury, Death, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100405102116.htm

Motorcycle riders across the country are growing older, and the impact of this trend is evident in emergency rooms daily. Doctors are finding that these aging road warriors are more likely to be injured or die as a result of a motorcycle mishap compared to their younger counterparts.

For Better Romantic Relationships, Be True to Yourself

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100315125653.htm

A new study examined how dating relationships were affected by the ability of people to see themselves clearly and objectively, act in ways consistent with their beliefs, and interact honestly and truthfully with others.

Chinese flour adulterated with pulverized lime - reports

http://www.ap-foodtechnology.com/content/view/print/285442

Pulverized lime is being added to bleaching agents used in Chinese flour in a bid to cut production costs and boost profits, China state media has reported this week. It is believed that some bleaching agents widely used in flour production contain as much as 30 percent pulverized lime, an inedible substance that has been linked to health problems, said China Daily.

Food Combination Associated With Reduced Alzheimer's Disease Risk Identified in New Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100412161913.htm

Individuals whose diet includes more salad dressing, nuts, fish, poultry and certain fruits and vegetables and fewer high-fat dairy products, red meats, organ meats and butter appear less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a report posted online that will appear in the June print issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Adolescent Drinking Adds to Risk of Breast Disease, Breast Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100412111635.htm

Girls and young women who drink alcohol increase their risk of benign (noncancerous) breast disease, says a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Harvard University. Benign breast disease increases the risk for developing breast cancer.

Majority of Californians support soda tax, poll finds

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/content/view/print/300673

The Field Research Corporation surveyed 503 Californian voters about their attitude to a soda tax last month, and found that 56 percent said they were in favor. The sample group was asked: “Some have proposed raising funds for childhood obesity prevention and other children’s health programs through a small tax on sodas and other sweetened beverages. Diet sodas would be excluded. Do you support or oppose this?”

Martial Arts Training for Elderly Patients Gets the Green Light

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100421191408.htm

Martial arts could be the key to helping osteoporosis sufferers fall more safely. A study published in the open access journal BMC Research Notes has found that martial arts training can likely be carried out safely.

Zinc may ease female anger and depression: Study

http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/content/view/print/285234

Daily supplements of zinc may reduce measures of anger and depression in young women, according to a new study from Japan. A daily supplement of 7 milligrams of zinc as zinc gluconate was associated with significant decreases in measures of anger-hostility and depression-dejection, report scientists from Daigaku Junior College and Seitoku University in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Source: May, 2010 Put Old on Hold Newsletter