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May 27, 2014 View this email in your browser New website changes The Vitamin D Council has implemented minor design changes to the website, making membership information more accesible. It is now easier and clearer to view membership benefits, sign up for a membership, and renew your membership as it nears expiration. Check out our website and tell us what you think of these new changes! Community photo album The Vitamin D Council is starting a photo album to showcase the importance of vitamin D and sun exposure in the community. Send us pictures of you and your friends and family getting outdoors to produce and maintain healthy vitamin D levels. Not only will your pictures be featured on our Facebook page, but your photo may be chosen as a spotlight in one of our future newsletters! Please email photographs to Amber Tovey at atovey@vitamindcouncil.org.  Updated summary Vitamin D and pneumonia We have recently reviewed all the research on pneumonia and vitamin D to date and updated our health summary. Find out if and how vitamin D plays a role in the prevention and treatment of pneumonia. Read more→ New study finds vitamin D status may relate to aspects of cognitive performance in mid-life May 26, 2014 -- Jeff Nicklas New research published in British Journal of Nutrition states that in middle aged adults, vitamin D status may impact aspects of cognitive function. Continue reading → (membership required) Vitamin D deficiency may be an independent risk factor for kidney transplant rejection May 22, 2014 -- Niamh Aspell New research published in Journal of Clinical and Translational Research identified vitamin D deficiency as a possible risk factor for the susceptibility of kidney transplant patients to transplant rejection. Continue reading → (open access) Animal study: Vitamin D improves intestinal barrier function in infection and colitis May 21, 2014 -- Will Hunter A new study from the Journal of Infectious Diseases has found that, in mice, vitamin D improves the health of the intestinal tract and protects it from damage induced by bacterial infection. Continue reading → (membership required) Vitamin D-binding protein levels likely unimportant in vitamin D status May 20, 2014 -- Tom Weishaar Tom Weishaar provides an overview from a new randomized controlled trial and discusses the importance of vitamin-D binding protein in a clinical setting. Continue reading → (membership required) Vitamin D deficiency common in early preterm infants, says new study May 21, 2014 A recent study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, Fetal and Neonatal Edition found vitamin D deficiency was common in early preterm infants. Continue reading → New study finds vitamin D deficiency may be a risk factor for orthostatic hypotension May 21, 2014 A recent study published in Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics reported vitamin D deficiency as a possible risk factor in the development of orthostatic hypotension. Continue reading → Like Tweet Forward to Friend Copyright © 2014 The Vitamin D Council, All rights reserved. You are receiving this because you signed up for the Vitamin D Newsletter. Our mailing address is: The Vitamin D Council 1241 Johnson Ave. #134 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Add us to your address book