The Structures of Life in PDF Chapter 4: Structure-Based Drug Design: From the Computer to the Clinic In 1981, doctors recognized a strange new disease in the United States. The first handful of patients suffered from unusual cancers and pneumonias.
A recent randomized controlled trial found that vitamin K supplementation in conjunction to vitamin D supplementation reduced the progression of atherosclerosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) significantly more so than supplementing with vitamin D alone.
Current research implicates vitamin D deficiency is a major factor in the pathology of at least 17 varieties of cancer. Research also suggest it is linked to heart disease and diabetes. It is also connected to depression, chronic pain, osteoporosis, birth defects and more.