Friday, August 21, 2009

Vitamin D may reduce pre-eclampsia risk

Increased intakes of vitamin D during pregnancy may reduce the development of pre-eclampsia by about 25 per cent, suggests an Epidemiology study with over 20,000 Norwegian women. The risk of pre-eclampsia was 27 per cent lower in women who consumed vitamin D supplements with daily doses of 10 to 15 micrograms, compared to women who did not take supplements, according to researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Bonnie - vitamin D, magnesium, and B-vitamins are all crucial for prevention of pre-eclampsia.

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