Tag Archives: Manish Ponda
Vitamin D supplements do not improve cholesterol as previous research suggested
A team of scientists has shown that, at least in the short term, cholesterol levels did not improve when volunteers with vitamin D deficiency received mega-doses of vitamin D. Although previous evidence suggested there might be a link between vitamin D and heart disease, the clinical results confirm those from a data mining study published in July. More »
Clinical study to examine role of vitamin D in kidney disease
Vitamin D is the key to preventing rickets and osteoporosis, but a new clinical study at Rockefeller University will investigate whether it also plays a role in preventing atherosclerosis in patients with chronic kidney disease. More »
Tags: Jan Breslow, kidney disease, Manish Ponda
