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Vitamin D protects against colon cancer -

Vitamin D reduces the risk of developing colon cancer. People who have high concentrations of vitamin D in their blood have a 40 percent less chance of getting the disease.
This is the result of a large European study in which the University of Utrecht participated. The results were published in the scientific journal British […]

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Sunbathing regularly good for brain -

Sunbathing regularly has a positive influence on the brain, because it stimulates the generation of vitamin D by the body. This was discovered by British scientists.
Researchers at the University of Manchester tested about 3000 men in the ages of 40 till 79 and measured how fast and careful their brains could process and retain information. […]

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Stay winter proof with vitamines -

If you want to stay in shape during the winter months, then make sure you get enough vitamins by taking healthy foods and supplements. Know what to take and why.
When the snowflakes start to fall outside, there are lots of changes taking place in your body, which change your needs for certain vitamins. The influenza […]

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Vitamin B12 shortage shrinks brain -

Scientists have discovered that people who have a shortage of vitamin B12 have a six times higher chance of that their brain will shrink.
This correlation was discovered by scientists at the University of Oxford. 107 People between the ages of 61 and 87 were physically examined for this research. They also underwent memory tests […]

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Vitamin K reduces arteriosclerosis -

Vitamin K2 can reduce arteriosclerosis, a chronic disease characterized by hardening and thickening of the arterial walls, by up to 20 percent. Arteriosclerosis is a significant risk factor for dying from cardiovascular diseases.
This is the result of a study done at the University of Utrecht. Scientists examined 564 post menopausal women and investigated if a […]

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Vitamin C injection against cancer tumors -

An injection that contains a high dosage of vitamin C could help in the battle against cancer. American scientists suspect that the vitamin C forms an acid that attacks cancer cells.
Tumors in the brains, ovaries and pancreas were reduced in size by half in mice and the spreading of the cancer was prevented completely. The […]

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Folic acid improves sperm quality -

If your wife is pregnant, she will take folic acid (vitamin B9) in order to prevent strange complications. Folic acid in men though seems to improve the quality of sperm cells. This is the result of a research done in California. Folic acid makes the percentage of sperm cells that have one chromosome too much […]

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Strawberries full of vitamin C -

A strawberry contains a lot of vitamin C. There is 60 milligram of vitamin C per a 100 grams of strawberries, which is more than in oranges. Eight strawberries contains about 140% of daily recommended dosage of vitamin C.
Vitamin C is an antioxidant. It protects our bodies from so-called free radicals. These are partially […]

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Sun prevents lung cancer -

In an investigation into lung cancer in 111 countries, researchers discovered that lung cancer is less prominent in countries that are closer to the equator. In the report, which is published in the British Medical Journal, the researchers say that the probable cause is the greater exposure to UVB rays. The greater amount of vitamin […]

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Being more in the sun helps against depression -

Elderly who go more often out into the sun have less chance of being depressed than elderly who stay indoors. This is the result of an investigation by the VU medical center among 1282 elderly.
Exposure of the skin to solar light increase the amount of vitamin D in the blood. This vitamin helps to reduce […]

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