Study title and author:
Vitamin D deficiency and susceptibility to tuberculosis.
Chan TY. Books:
Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong.
This paper can be accessed at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10821887
The author observes that vitamin D deficiency is associated with a higher risk of tuberculosis, such as with people with low serum vitamin D levels e.g. the elderly and patients with kidney disease.
The richest dietary sources of vitamin D include: butterfat, lard, eggs, liver, organ meats, marine oils and seafood.
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Recipe of the day
Food Mall: Eggs
Ingredients:
- Fresh eggs
Instructions:
- Scramble desired number of eggs in lard.