Pages tagged with "Pregnancy"
- Do not test UK pregnancies for low vitamin D (since 800 IU does not help)
- High level of Mercury in umbilical cord was 2.9 times more likely if eat fish instead of vitamin D supplements
- Herpes virus infection while pregnant increases Autism risk by 2 X (Vitamin D not mentioned)
- Vitamin D during pregnancy – dramatic changes in both metabolism and genes
- Preterm births are VERY costly
- Pregnancy problems reduced by Vitamin D - Grassroots Health 2015
- Alcohol while pregnant lowers the vitamin D levels in Winter and Spring
- Licorice while pregnant reduced cortisol to fetus, increasing the risk of ADD by 3X, etc
- If pregnant and achieve high vitamin D, we propose 400 dollar insurance rebate
- Preterm birth rate reduced by 43 percent with adequate Vitamin D supplementation – meta-analysis
- Gestational diabetes treated by Vitamin D plus Omega-3 – RCT
- Pregnant women were 2.6 times more likely to stop smoking when given financial rewards – RCT
- Pregnancies in the winter lacking vitamin D need more Calcium
- Strong decrease in both birth weights and pregnancy duration (concurrent with decrease in vitamin D)
- Iodine Deficiency During Pregnancy – many studies
- 5839 genes changed during pregnancy (many genes were related to Vitamin D)
- Leg cramps in pregnant women not changed by 1,000 IU of vitamin D for 6 weeks (no surprise) – RCT
- 3,800 IU Vitamin D during pregnancy did not help much – RCT
- Miscarriages strongly associated with poor placental, decidua gene which locally activates Vitamin D
- Asthma reduced 31 percent when Omega-3 taken during pregnancy – RCT