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- noun
insufficiency of one or moreessential vitamins in the body
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- noun any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins
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Depression has significant co-morbidity with illnesses associated with hypovitaminosis D such as osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
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Further to my earlier post on hypovitaminosis D and ISI the authors of the study commented that: Hyperresponsive insulin secretion after a glucose challenge has been found in older men with hypovitaminosis D.
More thoughts on why low-carb the second time around | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Conclusions: The data show a positive correlation of 25OHD concentration with insulin sensitivity and a negative effect of hypovitaminosis D on cell function.
More thoughts on why low-carb the second time around | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Even though none of the studied subjects had clinical evidence of hypovitaminosis D, 47 subjects had 25OHD concentrations 20 ng/mL.
More thoughts on why low-carb the second time around | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2009
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Sure, rats are not humans, but there are also studies that have shown that humans do get other problems as a result of increasing fructose consumption, including hypovitaminosis, hypertension and, as noted, probably obesity.
High-fructose corn syrup fights back | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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Even modern humans with light colored skin living at this latitude today experience a midwinter period of hypovitaminosis D, that is, a low level of vitamin D that is a consequence of lower winter sunlight that in turn reduces the production of vitamin D in the skin.
chron.com Chronicle Eric Berger / Houston Chronicle 2010
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The article is "Ocular malformation in a newborn secondary to maternal hypovitaminosis A" by Hannah Gilchrist, MBBS, Deepa A. Taranath, MS, FRANZCO, and Glen A. Gole, MD, FRANZCO.
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The prevalence of hypovitaminosis D among US adults: data from the NHANES III.
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Depression has significant co-morbidity with illnesses associated with hypovitaminosis D such as osteoporosis, diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Therese Borchard 2009
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