Vitamin D deficiency leads to obesity, stunts growth (New Kerala) Toronto, March 8 : Vitamin D deficiency could be an unwitting invitation to obesity, weight gain or stunted growth among girls, says a new study. [News Source]

Vitamin D boosts immune system (Hindustan Times) Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, seems to be the nature's best antibiotic, for a new study says that it fends off infections by boosting the immune system. [News Source]

Eating foods rich in Vitamin D ’staves off winter blues’ (Daily Telegraph) Eating plenty of foods rich in vitamin D such as oily fish and eggs can stave off the winter blues, say scientists. [News Source]

Vitamin D critical to fighting infections (UPI) COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 8 (UPI) -- University of Copenhagen researchers report vitamin D is crucial to activating immune defenses to fight off serious infections in the body. [News Source]

D is for deficiency: Less exposure to sunlight leaves many Americans lacking key vitamin (Memphis Commercial Appeal) We have evolved into a society sorely lacking in vitamin D.Countless research hours have been conducted to help spread the word on its benefits, debunk the myths associated with it and lay out a simple set of guidelines to follow for optimum usage.According to Dr. Jay Mattingly, a full-time board certified anesthesiologist working for UT Medical Group and a practicing anesthesiologist at the ... [News Source]