Background Internationally, concern has been repeatedly raised about the little notable
progress in the collection, analysis and use of population micronutrient status and deficiency …

In recent years, there have been reports suggesting a high prevalence of low vitamin D
intakes and vitamin D deficiency or inadequate vitamin D status in E urope. Coupled with …

abstract Background: Vitamin D deficiency has been described as being pandemic, but
serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] distribution data for the European Union are of very …

Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and insufficiency (VDI) are increasing at a global level, and they
are associated with increased risk of various diseases. However, little information is …

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 …

Background: Temporal trends in the US population's vitamin D status have been uncertain
because of nonstandardized serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] measurements …

Background-Vitamin D deficiency is a global health problem, but little is known about the
vitamin D status of Canadians.//Data and methods-The data are from the 2007 to 2009 …

Vitamin D deficiency is a major public health problem worldwide in all age groups, even in
those residing in countries with low latitude, where it was generally assumed that UV …

There are variable definitions of vitamin D deficiency, based on different thresholds of serum
25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D); this has a major bearing on the prevalence estimates of …

This review describes the vitamin D status in different regions of the world with the objective
of understanding the scope of hypovitaminosis D and the factors related to its prevalence …