One of the most important things to understand with vitamin D is the variability in individual dose-response It is not uncommon to hear general suggestions about how much vitamin D people need. Whether considering...
A recent review describes the bi-directional links between diabetes and COVID-19, and the role vitamin D may play Increased COVID-19 disease severity has been linked to several independent risk factors, including vitamin D deficiency,...
Insight on how GrassrootsHealth collects data, why we collect the data we do, how it is used to help you with your health decisions and to move research into practice Becoming a participant of...
Gender and age differences among GrassrootsHealth participants with hypertension On the health and lifestyle section of the GrassrootsHealth questionnaire, participants are asked whether or not they have ever been diagnosed with a number of...
We are excited for you and what you are helping to accomplish! Your continued support and contributions are moving nutrient research into practice – here’s one of our favorite examples of how. On Tuesday,...
Association seen between higher vitamin D levels and reduced risk of type 2 diabetes According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), diabetes afflicts 34.2 million people in the United States, about 10%...
Vitamin D Effect on Insulin Resistance Localized to Range of 16-36 ng/ml (40-90 nmol/L) Insulin resistance is when cells in your body don’t respond well, or are resistant to insulin which leads to increased...
How do race and vitamin D levels affect the risk of having a preterm baby? In a previous blog we summarized the main results from a published GrassrootsHealth study showing a 62% lower risk...
Results from a GrassrootsHealth published study assessing the relationship between vitamin D level and preterm birth risk Preterm birth is when a baby is born earlier than 37 weeks gestation. According to the World...
Month of COVID-19 Occurrence Among GrassrootsHealth Participants In March 2020, GrassrootsHealth started asking questions about COVID-19 on its health and lifestyle questionnaire. Participants were able to report if they had had a positive test...