Research across Malnutrition
Related studies from across the Malnutrition family.
Ultraprocessed food intake is associated with lower sTfR concentrations in rural Ghanaian schoolgirls
Ultraprocessed foods linked to lower iron markers in schoolgirls
This randomized controlled trial secondary analysis of 300 rural Ghanaian adolescent schoolgirls found that ultraprocessed food intake was a…
Eating more ultraprocessed foods is linked to lower iron markers in schoolgirls, while whole foods show a positive link to iron levels.
Routine vitamin D testing in Saudi Arabia shows nearly half of patients have deficiency levels
Half of patients tested for vitamin D levels were found to be deficient
This retrospective cross-sectional analysis evaluated serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in 14,369 patients at a Saudi hospital.
A large analysis of routine tests shows nearly half of patients had low vitamin D, highlighting a widespread need for better public health m…
Pre-diagnostic vitamin D deficiency linked to higher thyroid cancer risk in a large retrospective cohort
Could low vitamin D before diagnosis raise your risk of developing thyroid cancer?
This retrospective propensity score–matched cohort study analyzed adults aged ≥ 18 y with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D measurements within the …
Low vitamin D levels before a thyroid cancer diagnosis are linked to a higher risk of developing the disease over ten years, according to ne…
Vitamin D deficiency associated with depression in adolescents and young adults, stronger in females
Vitamin D deficiency linked to depression in adolescents and young adults, especially females
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 27,956 adolescents and young adults found vitamin D deficiency (<50 nmol/L) was associated with dep…
Young people with low vitamin D levels are twice as likely to have depression, a link that is especially strong in females.
Vitamin D3 supplementation improved exercise tolerance in deficient male COPD patients in small RCT
Vitamin D supplements linked to better walking ability in men with COPD and low vitamin D
A 26-week double-blind RCT in 40 vitamin D3-deficient male COPD patients found that oral vitamin D3 supplementation (80,000 IU/week then adj…
Men with COPD and low vitamin D levels walked farther and felt less breathless after taking supplements for six months.