QHC For Vitamin D, Omega-3 Helping Prevent Autoimmune Conditions Has VITAL Data Support
Executive Summary
Trial for 5.3 years with more than 25,000 consumers 50 and older pointing to a link between vitamin D and imegta-3s and reducing autoimmune disease isn’t the first with results from VITAL. “It's a big one that we've been watching for a number of years. And it's exciting, some exciting outcomes,” says CRN scientific and regulatory affairs exec Andrea Wong.
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