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\"DosesDoses of 600-800IU vitamin D were consistently associated with attaining sufficiency (jarun011\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Daily supplementation of vitamin D3 at doses of 400\u2013800 IU consumed as a chocolate wafer for 12 weeks significantly improved serum 25(OH)D concentrations in vitamin D-deficient young Indian women, according to a new study. <\/p>\n

Researchers in India and Qatar observed that while a 400IU daily dosage was effective at eliminating deficiency, higher doses of 600-800IU were more consistently associated with attaining sufficiency, with 65.4% of participants receiving 800 IU\/day normalizing their levels by week 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this context, serum 25(OH)D serves as a robust biochemical marker of vitamin D status, reflecting the cumulative effects of dietary intake and endogenous synthesis,\u201d they wrote in Nutrients.<\/p>\n

\"GingivitisGingivitis is the inflammation of the gums and occurs when microbial plaque accumulates on the tooth surface due to ineffective tooth brushing. (Daria Kulkova\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The supplementation of heat-inactivated Lactiplantibacillus pentosus ONRICb0240 has been shown to benefit certain aspects of oral health, specifically gingival inflammation, in a six-week study that took place in Japan. <\/p>\n

This is seen from the significant improvements to bleeding on probing percentage (BOP) – a criterion widely used to diagnose gingival inflammation – researchers wrote in the Journal of Periodontology. <\/p>\n

There were also significant improvements to the Gingival Index (GI) – a scale that quantifies the degree of gingival inflammation, based on visual assessment of redness and swelling etc.<\/p>\n

\"AA new study from China reported that supplementation of B. breve BBr60 probiotics could lower cholesterol levels. (AlexeyBlogoodf\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

A 12-week study in Thailand found that daily supplementation of beta-glucans, either \u03b2-1,3\/1,6-glucan oligosaccharides or polysaccharides, could significantly reduce total cholesterol levels. <\/p>\n

However, two weeks post-supplementation, cholesterol levels remained significantly lower than baseline only in the oligosaccharide group, suggesting a more sustained effect, researchers wrote in Food Science and Nutrition. <\/p>\n

Similarly, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels were significantly reduced in the oligosaccharide group after 12 weeks, with the effect persisting for two weeks post-intervention. This effect was not seen in the polysaccharide group.<\/p>\n

\"HMBHMB protein supplementation could improve functional outcomes such as walking distance and chair rises in sarcopenic surgical patients, despite no gains in muscle quality, says a new pilot study by Abbott Nutrition. (manassanant pamai\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Taking a high-protein beta-hydroxy beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) supplement, together with physical exercise, was shown to improve functional outcomes in sarcopenic surgical patients in a six-month pilot study. <\/p>\n

Writing in Nutrients, researchers pointed out that supplementation with high-protein HMB, alongside an exercise regimen, has significantly improved chair rise repetitions and the six-minute walk test at six months post-operation in sarcopenic patients who have undergone gastrointestinal surgery.<\/p>\n

Anthropometric measurements such as mid-arm muscle circumference, mid-arm muscle area, weight and body mass index, also increased significantly at six months post-operation. <\/p>\n

\"NicotinamideNMN (beta-nicotinamide mononucleotide) is one of the forms of vitamin B3, or niacin (Mizina\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

A new pilot study conducted in Taiwan showed that the supplementation of nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) could lower inflammation in young men who have undergone blood flow restriction-resistance exercise. <\/p>\n

Specifically, NMN supplementation was reported to have lowered inflammatory cytokine mRNA expression, such as TNF-\u03b1, in skeletal muscle after blood flow restriction-resistance exercise. <\/p>\n

Writing in the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, researchers said that this was the first human study to report the findings. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Doses of 600-800IU vitamin D were consistently associated with attaining sufficiency (jarun011\/Getty Images) Daily supplementation of vitamin D3…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":299218,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[277],"tags":[143840,210494,685,18,135,5249,19,17,693,9221,508,171684,12211,116175,7990,210495,11699],"class_list":{"0":"post-485321","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-beta-carotene","9":"tag-coenzyme","10":"tag-disease","11":"tag-eire","12":"tag-health","13":"tag-healthy","14":"tag-ie","15":"tag-ireland","16":"tag-medical","17":"tag-nutrient","18":"tag-nutrition","19":"tag-phosphorous","20":"tag-rickets","21":"tag-sunshine-vitamin","22":"tag-supplement","23":"tag-supplementary","24":"tag-vitamin-d"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/116576241333231012","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=485321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/485321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/299218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=485321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=485321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=485321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}