Introduction There is increasing evidence that vitamin D has widespread tissue effects. In
addition to osteoporosis, vitamin D deficiency has been associated with cardiovascular …

Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) and erectile dysfunction (ED) heavily burden the male
population. The higher prevalence of both conditions in the elderly suggests a possible …

Background. We sought to investigate the mutual interplay between bone, glucose and lipid
metabolism in a wide cohort of community-based subjects. Methods. We studied 1240 blood …

Advances in cystic fibrosis (CF) care have significantly improved the quality of life and life
expectancy of patients. Nutritional therapy based on a high-calorie, high-fat diet, antibiotics …

Purpose Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the metabolic syndrome (MetS) frequently
coexist. Low serum vitamin D has been positively associated with OSA presence and …

Objective Little is known about whether diabetic dyslipidaemia contributes to increased
bone fragility in patients with diabetes. This study aimed to explore the potential effects of …

Context Several studies have investigated the relationship between serum vitamin D and
dyslipidemia in children and adolescents, but the findings have been contradictory …

This study introduces the Meiji Nutritional Profiling System (Meiji NPS), which was
specifically designed to respond to age-related shifts in nutrient requirements among …

Background Previous studies on the liner associations between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D
[25 (OH) D] levels and lipid profiles revealed ambiguous findings. The current study …

The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is a condition in which malnutrition coexists with
overweight, reflecting a new layer of malnutrition. Our objectives were to assess prevalence; …