High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among the South Asian adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MH Siddiqee, B Bhattacharjee, UR Siddiqi… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Background Vitamin-D deficiency is linked to a wide range of chronic and infectious
diseases. Body of literature suggested that the prevalence of this deficiency can have …

100 YEARS OF VITAMIN D: Global differences in vitamin D status and dietary intake: a review of the data

KD Cashman - Endocrine Connections, 2022 - ec.bioscientifica.com
Background Internationally, concern has been repeatedly raised about the little notable
progress in the collection, analysis and use of population micronutrient status and deficiency …

Evidence for possible association of vitamin D status with cytokine storm and unregulated inflammation in COVID-19 patients

A Daneshkhah, V Agrawal, A Eshein… - Aging clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives We present evidence for a possible role of Vitamin D (VitD) deficiency in
unregulated cytokine production and inflammation leading to complications in COVID-19 …

The possible role of vitamin D in suppressing cytokine storm and associated mortality in COVID-19 patients

A Daneshkhah, V Agrawal, A Eshein, H Subramanian… - MedRxiv, 2020 - medrxiv.org
Objectives To investigate the possible role of Vitamin D (Vit D) deficiency via unregulated
inflammation in COVID-19 complications and associated mortality. Design The time …

'Scientific Strabismus' or two related pandemics: coronavirus disease and vitamin D deficiency

M Kara, T Ekiz, V Ricci, Ö Kara, KV Chang… - British Journal of …, 2020 - cambridge.org
The WHO has announced the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak to be a
global pandemic. The distribution of community outbreaks shows seasonal patterns along …

[HTML][HTML] Diet for the prevention and management of sarcopenia

R Calvani, A Picca, HJ Coelho-Júnior, M Tosato… - Metabolism, 2023 - Elsevier
Sarcopenia is a geriatric condition characterized by a progressive loss of skeletal muscle
mass and strength, with an increased risk of adverse health outcomes (eg, falls, disability …

Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D status of a large Chinese population from 30 provinces by LC–MS/MS measurement for consecutive 3 years: Differences by age, sex …

K Bai, H Dong, L Liu, X She, C Liu, M Yu… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Purpose We aimed to describe the vitamin D status and its distribution in different age
groups, sexes, seasons, and provinces of a large Chinese population. Methods This study …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the effects of ultraviolet radiation, residential greenness and air pollution on vitamin D levels: A longitudinal cohort study in China

H Zhang, A Zhu, L Liu, Y Zeng, R Liu, Z Ma, M Liu… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Vitamin D metabolism is essential in aging and can be affected by multiple environmental
factors. However, most studies conducted single exposure analyses. We aim to assess the …

Association of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency with pathology in hospitalized patients

S Bucurica, I Prodan, M Pavalean, C Taubner… - Diagnostics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D deficiency is one of the most common medical conditions, with approximately one
billion people having low vitamin D levels. Vitamin D is associated with a pleiotropic effect …

[HTML][HTML] Uterine fibroids—Causes, impact, treatment, and lens to the African perspective

N Sefah, S Ndebele, L Prince, E Korasare… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Leiomyomas, or uterine fibroids as they are commonly known, are mostly seen in women of
reproductive age. However, they can go undetected in most women, and approximately 25 …