Background Optimal vitamin D intake and its status are important not only for bone and
calcium-phosphate metabolism, but also for overall health and well-being. Vitamin D …

The aim of this study is to determine the relationships of vitamin D with diabetes, insulin
resistance obesity, and metabolic syndrome. Intra cellular vitamin D receptors and the 1-α …

Humans obtain most of their vitamin D through the exposure of skin to sunlight. The
immunoregulatory properties of vitamin D have been demonstrated in studies showing that …

Unlike vitamin D recommendations by the Institute of Medicine, the Clinical Practice
Guidelines by the Endocrine Society acknowledge body weight differentials and recommend …

Over the past 100 years, many major breakthroughs and discoveries have occurred in
relation to vitamin D research. These developments include the cure of rickets in 1919, the …

Vitamin D has received a lot of attention recently as a result of a meteoric rise in the number
of publications showing that vitamin D plays a crucial role in a plethora of physiological …

Background: Vitamin D and calcium are important dietary compounds that affect bone mass,
even if other minerals (potassium, zinc, etc.) and vitamins (A, C and K) are also involved …

Background While numerous epidemiologic studies have found an association between
higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] concentrations and lower breast cancer risk …

Background Given the high rate of preterm birth (PTB) nationwide and data from RCTs
demonstrating risk reduction with vitamin D supplementation, the Medical University of …

A poor vitamin D status, ie low serum levels of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D], is common
in the general population. This finding is of concern not only because of the classic vitamin D …