Background Vitamin D is a nutrient long considered as essential for skeletal health but is
now attracting interest from medical and nutritional communities as knowledge emerges of …

Vitamin D deficiency can lead to musculoskeletal diseases such as rickets and
osteomalacia, but vitamin D supplementation may also prevent extraskeletal diseases such …

Vitamin D deficiency is now being recognized as one of the most common medical
conditions worldwide. The consequences of vitamin D deficiency include poor bone …

Vitamin D is essential for bone health and is known to be involved in immunomodulation
and cell proliferation. Vitamin D status remains a significant health issue worldwide …

There is substantial evidence that the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is high across
Europe, particularly, but not exclusively, among those resident at Northerly latitudes. This …

Despite the numerous reports of the association of vitamin D with a spectrum of
development, disease treatment and health maintenance, vitamin D deficiency is common …

There has been renewed interest in vitamin D since numerous recent studies have
suggested that besides its well-established roles in bone metabolism and immunity, vitamin …

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble hormone that traditionally has been linked to bone health.
Recently, its involvement has been extended to other (extra-skeletal) disease areas, such as …

The role of vitamin D in supporting the growth and maintenance of the skeleton is robust;
with recent research also suggesting a beneficial link between vitamin D and other non …

Vitamin D is a fundamentally critical nutrient that the human body requires to function
properly. It plays an important role in musculoskeletal health due to its involvement in the …