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World News Low Vitamin D Levels Linked To Poorer Lung Function In Asthmatics
| Low Vitamin D Levels Linked To Poorer Lung Function In Asthmatics |
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| Friday, 29 January 2010 12:39 |
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Asthmatics with higher blood levels of vitamin D have better lung function than those with lower levels, according to new research from National Jewish Health, in Denver.
The findings have been published online ahead of print publication in the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
E. Rand Sutherland, M.D., M.P.H, the lead author and his colleagues enrolled 54 nonsmoking asthmatics, assessed their levels of serum vitamin D [25(OH)D] and tested their lung function and airway hyper-responsiveness (both hallmarks of asthma.) They also tested the subjects' response to steroid treatment.
"Our goal was to assess whether vitamin D levels were associated with asthma severity in adults," said Dr. Sutherland, who is chief of the pulmonary division at National Jewish Heath. They found that with decreasing levels of vitamin D, subjects performed more poorly on tests of lung function and airway hyper-responsiveness. ... Source: Medical News Today |
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