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    Obesity Causes Vitamin D Deficiency

    Obesity can cause Vitamin D deficiency, according to a study published in a recent issue of PLoS Medicine. The study, led by researchers from the D-CarDia collaboration, is the first to associate a high BMI with low Vitamin D levels. The implications of the finding are significant as it...
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    Tracking The Genetic Causes Of Inherited Vitamin B12 Deficiency

    Vitamin B12 is essential to human health. However, some people have inherited conditions that leave them unable to process vitamin B12. As a result they are prone to serious health problems, including developmental delay, psychosis, stroke and dementia. An international research team recently...
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    A Ray Of Sunshine For The Critically Ill: Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Inc

    Scientists have long believed that vitamin D, which is naturally absorbed from sunlight, has an important role in the functioning of the body's autoimmune system. Now Prof. Howard Amital of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine and Sheba Medical Center has discovered that the vitamin...
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    Vitamin D Deficiency Common In Cancer Patients

    More than three-quarters of cancer patients have insufficient levels of vitamin D (25-hydroxy-vitamin D) and the lowest levels are associated with more advanced cancer, according to a study presented on October 2, 2011, at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology...
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    Daley says his wrestling deficiency is overplayed

    On Saturday night, the last thing Paul Daley wants to be doing is stare at the arena ceiling for much his fight against Tyron Woodley. In the past, he hasn't much say where the fight goes against a former college wrestler like Woodley. Daley and his wrestling Kenny Johnson say his Strikeforce...
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    Can someone regain appearance after nutrition deficiency?

    After seeing formerly healthy looking people become unhealthy looking due to a lack of adequate nutrition (whether due to drug use or other various reasons) I became curious.. Is it possible for someone to regain their previously healthy appearance after adopting a sufficient diet and lifestyle...
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    Nutrition Deficiency?

    I'm on a diet. NOT TO LOSE WEIGHT. Its a complicated diet and to skip all the details, lets assume I eat only raw vegetables. I don't eat only raw veggies btw, but again lets assume I do. What nutrient deficiency could I have that would cause me to have a Yellow Tongue? Its not a biochemic...
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    Nutrition deficiency?! NEED YOUR OPINIONS?

    So I'm 18 years old, and my breasts started developing when I was 13, however, that is also when they stopped. Also, I've always had a very irregular period, such as getting it in October, then not again until January, then getting it 2 two weeks afterward. I know this irregularity can be caused...
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    What causes vitamin D and iron deficiency besides nutrition?

    My mom has vitamin D and iron deficiency and she doesn't know why. She eats adequate amounts of red meat and drinks lots of milk.
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    Vitamin Deficiency After Weight Loss Surgery Can Cause Vision Loss In Newborns

    Biliopancreatic diversion surgery for morbid obesity is known to cause multiple vitamin deficiencies that may worsen during pregnancy. In the June issue of the Journal of AAPOS, the Official Publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, a group of Australian...
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    ICU Patients With Iron Deficiency More Likely To Require Blood Transfusion

    Receiving a blood transfusion in the intensive care unit (ICU) is not uncommon, but reliable predictors for patients that will require transfusion are not readily available. A new study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology seeks to reduce the occurrence of ICU transfusions, revealing a...
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    add caused by something other than dopamine deficiency?

    my old add medication (methylphenidate) made my hallucinate and have delusional thoughts. it helped my focus better though. 1. is this because i dont have a dopamine deficiency, because i read that schizophrenia and psychosis in general are cause bye too much dopamine. 2. im somewhat passive...
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