Studies on vitamin/hormone D deficiency have received a vast amount of attention in recent
years, particularly concerning recommendations, guidelines, and treatments. Moreover …

The etiology of endemic rickets was discovered a century ago. Vitamin D is the precursor of
25-hydroxyvitamin D and other metabolites, including 1, 25 (OH) 2D, the ligand for the …

Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D)< 50 nmol/L or 20 ng/mL) is
common in Europe and the Middle East. It occurs in< 20% of the population in Northern …

Nutrition is essential for human growth, particularly in newborns and children. An optimal
growth needs a correct diet, in order to ensure an adequate intake of macronutrients and …

Vitamin D plays an essential role in regulating calcium and phosphate metabolism and
maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton. Humans obtain vitamin D from sunlight …

Vitamin D (VD) levels have been gaining growing attention in Oral Health. During growth
and adulthood, VD deficiency (VDD) is associated with a wide variety of oral health …

Vitamin D is essential for calcium and bone homeostasis. Humans are largely dependent on
UVB-radiation-induced photosynthesis of vitamin D, as few foods contain vitamin D …

Vitamin D testing and treatment is a subject of controversial scientific discussions, and it is
challenging to navigate through the expanding vitamin D literature with heterogeneous and …

Vitamin D is not really a vitamin but the precursor to the potent steroid hormone calcitriol,
which has widespread actions throughout the body. Calcitriol regulates numerous cellular …

Deficiency in vitamin D (VitD), a lipid-soluble vitamin and steroid hormone, affects
approximately 24% to 40% of the population of the Western world. In addition to its well …