Last year, GrassrootsHealth published a paper that assessed the EPA+DHA intake requirement to achieve an Omega-3 Index of 8% or higher, the optimal level for health, using YOUR omega-3 data. This analysis found that...
In a previous blog we showed how much supplemental vitamin C GrassrootsHealth participants report taking. In today’s blog we will investigate whether supplemental vitamin C intake affects vitamin D levels. Using the data provided...
In our last post, we revisited the topic of vitamin D in our food. For most people, what we eat simply does not provide us with the amount of vitamin D our bodies need....
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends 600 IU/day of vitamin D for anyone 1-70 years old and 800 IU/day for those over 70. However, this recommendation is based on maintaining bone health with...
In a previous post we showed how much supplemental magnesium GrassrootsHealth participants report taking. Today we will investigate whether supplemental magnesium intake affects vitamin D levels. Using the data provided for the GrassrootsHealth study...
Magnesium is a mineral essential for many functions within the body including blood pressure regulation, bone health, blood glucose control, and vitamin D activation. Magnesium deficiency is common world-wide and low magnesium levels have been...
GrassrootsHealth collects information about supplemental intake amounts for a number of nutrients on its health and lifestyle questionnaire. In previous blogs we showed how much supplemental vitamin C, calcium, vitamin K2, vitamin B6, and...
In a previous blog we showed how much supplemental vitamin B12 GrassrootsHealth participants report taking. In today’s blog we will investigate whether supplemental vitamin B12 intake affects vitamin D levels. Using the data provided...
GrassrootsHealth collects information about supplemental intake amounts for a number of nutrients on its health and lifestyle questionnaire. In previous blogs we showed how much supplemental vitamin C, calcium, vitamin K2, and vitamin B6...
In a previous blog we showed how much supplemental vitamin B6 GrassrootsHealth participants report taking. In today’s blog we will investigate whether supplemental vitamin B6 intake affects vitamin D levels. Using the data provided...