RESEARCH STUDIES
Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL)
Trial will research 20,000 men and women beginning in January 2010
Garden of Healing®
Pharmavite http://www.pharmavite.com/ and Ocean Nutrition Canada http://www.ocean-nutrition.com/ will provide vitamin D and omega-3 fish oil supplements for an upcoming study that will explore the effects of the supplements on a person’s risk of getting cancer, heart disease or having a stroke.
The $20 million study will be funded by the National Institutes of Health and is being conducted by the Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.
The study is being called the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL) and will research 20,000 men and women beginning in January 2010.
Women aged 65 or older and men aged 60 or older who have not previously had a heart attack, stroke or cancer may be eligible to participate in VITAL. One quarter of the participants will be blacks, as the study seeks to investigate whether or not people with dark skin have a higher risk of cancer, stroke and heart disease due to vitamin D deficiencies. Researchers will also monitor the effects of the supplements on memory loss, depression, diabetes and osteoporosis, among other conditions.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.vitalstudy.org/
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Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL)
Trial will research 20,000 men and women beginning in January 2010
Garden of Healing®
Pharmavite http://www.pharmavite.com/ and Ocean Nutrition Canada http://www.ocean-nutrition.com/ will provide vitamin D and omega-3 fish oil supplements for an upcoming study that will explore the effects of the supplements on a person’s risk of getting cancer, heart disease or having a stroke.
The $20 million study will be funded by the National Institutes of Health and is being conducted by the Harvard Medical School and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA.
The study is being called the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL) and will research 20,000 men and women beginning in January 2010.
Women aged 65 or older and men aged 60 or older who have not previously had a heart attack, stroke or cancer may be eligible to participate in VITAL. One quarter of the participants will be blacks, as the study seeks to investigate whether or not people with dark skin have a higher risk of cancer, stroke and heart disease due to vitamin D deficiencies. Researchers will also monitor the effects of the supplements on memory loss, depression, diabetes and osteoporosis, among other conditions.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://www.vitalstudy.org/
© 1996-2009 Garden of Healing®. All Rights Reserved.
For more articles about natural health and healing, please visit:
http://www.thegardenofhealing.com/
