Vitamin D deficiency, gum disease relationship sought
via San Francisco Chronicle
As recently as a decade ago, Vitamin D was mostly thought of as a helper-nutrient — it allowed the body to absorb and use calcium for strong bones. With a diet of fortified foods and a little bit of sunshine every day, most people got plenty of it. Aside from its well-known reputation for building and maintaining strong bones, Vitamin D could be tied to cancer prevention and cardiovascular health, and some researchers are looking into a connection between Vitamin D deficiency and gum disease, said Dr. Mark Ryder, chair of the division of periodontology at the University of California at San Francisco School of Dentistry. More ยป