Abstract The 2 nd International Conference on Controversies in Vitamin D was held in
Monteriggioni (Siena), Italy, September 11-14, 2018. The aim of this meeting was to address …

Recent evidence revealed extra skeleton activity of vitamin D, including prevention from
cardiometabolic diseases and cancer development as well as anti-inflammatory properties …

Numerous studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency is very common in modern societies
and is perceived as an important risk factor in the development of insulin resistance and …

Abstract Purpose of Review There is a growing, largely inconsistent, literature on the role of
vitamin D in association with type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance/insulin secretion, glycemic …

Epidemiological studies reported that vitamin D deficiency represents an increasingly
widespread phenomenon in various populations. Vitamin D deficiency is considered a …

The role of vitamin D beyond its classical function in calcium homeostasis has been of
significant interest in recent years. There has been expanding research on the pleiotropic …

In the last decade, an increasing awareness was directed to the role of Vitamin D in non-
skeletal and preventive roles for chronic diseases. Vitamin D is an essential hormone in …

Diabetes mellitus is a complex illness in which the body does not create enough insulin to
control blood glucose levels. Worldwide, this disease is life-threatening and requires low …

Over the last decades, epidemiology and functional studies have started to reveal a pivotal
role of vitamin D in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes pathogenesis. Acting through the vitamin …

Increasing evidence supports the contribution of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in metabolic
disturbances among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This review aims to …