Vitamin D supplements slowed the shortening of telomeres, according to a study published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Spring may be in full swing, but a new study suggests we shouldn’t pack away our vitamin D supplements just yet. The ...

Vitamin D deficiency is a widespread concern, affecting a significant portion of adults. While supplementation can help, ...

A randomized trial suggests vitamin D can protect against telomere shortening, which is linked to risk of age-related disease.

Taking a vitamin D supplement – or getting enough of the compound naturally – can knock three years off your biological aging ...

Results from the VITAL randomized controlled trial reveal that vitamin D supplementation helps maintain telomeres, protective caps at the ends of chromosomes that shorten during aging and are linked ...

The recommended daily allowance of vitamin D in the U.S. is about 600 IU for adults and 800 IU for senior citizens,” says José. That said, some people with diabetes may need higher doses of ...

RECENT estimates 1,2, based on observations of radio-isotopically labelled cholecalciferol for up to 4 days, suggest that the biological half-life of vitamin D in human plasma does not exceed 50 h.