This article is authored by Mihir Karkare, co-founder & CEO, Meru Life.

Q: Do seniors need any special vitamins? A: Our nutritional needs change as we age. And sometimes, several key vitamins and minerals can be low or deficient in older adults. Pop a vitamin, right? But ...

For older adults, a daily multivitamin may slightly slow the aging process, new research suggests ...

Vitamin D supplements might lower blood pressure in seniors who are obese, reducing their heart health risk, a new study says. But taking more than the recommended daily dose will not provide ...

The panel suggests supplementation via daily administration of vitamin D for nonpregnant people older than 50 years for whom vitamin D is indicated. HealthDay News — Empiric vitamin D supplementation ...

Long-term daily supplementation with moderate (1600 international units [IU]) or high (3200 IU) doses of vitamin D3 doesn’t reduce the risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D) among generally healthy older ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Declining physical performance among some Dutch seniors may not be a simple consequence of aging, it may actually be due to a vitamin D deficiency, results of a new study ...

The researchers identified 38 (5.0%), 31 (4.2%), and 36 (4.7%) type 2 diabetes events in the placebo, 1600-IU/day, and 3200-IU/day vitamin D3 groups, respectively. (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D 3 ...

Dermatologists are celebrating.

Nearly 40 percent of American adults take a daily vitamin and collectively spend some $5 billion on multivitamins each year. Nearly 40 percent of American adults take a daily vitamin and collectively ...

Vitamin D supplementation is suggested for pregnant women, children aged 1 to 18 years, and those older than 75 years. HealthDay News — Empiric vitamin D supplementation is suggested for those aged 1 ...