This article provides an overview of the findings obtained from the Vitamin D Antenatal
Asthma Reduction Trial (VDAART) spanning a period of 15 years. The review covers various …

There is intense interest in the role of vitamin D in the development of asthma and allergies.
However, studies differ on whether a higher vitamin D intake or status in pregnancy or at …

The worldwide increase in asthma prevalence during the last decades and the re-
emergence of vitamin D deficiency in many populations hinted toward an underlying …

Background Systematic review and meta-analyses of observational studies on maternal
vitamin D status and risk of respiratory allergic conditions indicated that mothers who had …

Rationale: The role and timing of vitamin D supplementation in the prevention of asthma has
not been fully elucidated. Objective: To describe the association between prenatal and …

Background Nutrient trials differ from drug trials because participants have varying
circulating levels at entry into the trial. Objective We sought to study the effect of a vitamin D …

Background Prenatal vitamin D deficiency is associated with asthma or recurrent wheezing
in offspring. However, evidence from randomized trials on the efficacy of vitamin D …

Background We recently published two independent randomized controlled trials of vitamin
D supplementation during pregnancy, both indicating a> 20% reduced risk of …

Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy does not prevent school-age asthma Keywords:
asthma; children; pregnancy; vitamin D; wheezing EN asthma children pregnancy vitamin D …

Background Childhood asthma developmental programming is complex. Maternal asthma is
a strong risk factor for childhood asthma, whereas vitamin D (VD) has emerged as a …