Vitamin D is a key hormone in the regulation of calcium and phosphorus metabolism and
plays a pivotal role in bone health, particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets …

Worldwide, nutritional rickets continues to be an evolving problem with several causes. This
paper provides an updated literature review characterising the prevalence, aetiology …

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for bone health and may influence the risks of respiratory
illness, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and chronic diseases of adulthood. Because many …

Justification The emerging literature on prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in India,
prevention and treatment strategies of rickets, and extra-skeletal benefits of vitamin D …

Nutritional rickets remains a global public health problem, despite effective and inexpensive
means to prevent and treat the disease. It is most prevalent in the infant/toddler age groups …

Vitamin D deficiency is widely prevalent and often severe in children and adults with chronic
kidney disease (CKD). Although native vitamin D {25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D]} is …

Abstract The Rickets Severity Score (RSS) was used to evaluate X-linked
hypophosphatemic rickets (XLH), a genetic disorder mediated by increased circulating …

Contribution/Originality: Millets though are widely cultivated in arid and semiarid regions, its
nutritional values and potential health benefits have been poorly investigated. The major …

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency may represent a modifiable risk factor to improve
outcome in severe illness. The efficacy of high-dose regimens in rapid normalization of …

Calcium and vitamin D are inseparable nutrients required for bone health. In the past half a
century, the dietary calcium intake of rural, tribal, and urban India has declined. Though …