Vitamin D testing and the use of vitamin D supplements have increased substantially in
recent years. Currently, the role of vitamin D supplementation, and the optimal vitamin D …

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 …

Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is a global health issue that afflicts more than one
billion children and adults worldwide. The consequences of vitamin D deficiency cannot be …

Background: Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional
rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of …

Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in the regulation of calcium-phosphorus metabolism,
particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets and impaired bone mass acquisition …

Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin that has been produced on this earth for more than 500
million years. During exposure to sunlight 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin absorbs UV B …

Serotonin regulates a wide variety of brain functions and behaviors. Here, we synthesize
previous findings that serotonin regulates executive function, sensory gating, and social …

A worldwide high prevalence of vitamin D (VD) deficiency has become of growing concern
because of potential adverse effects on human health, including pregnant women and their …

During pregnancy and lactation, female physiology adapts to meet the added nutritional
demands of fetuses and neonates. An average full-term fetus contains∼ 30 g calcium, 20 g …

Background It is unclear whether maternal vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy and
lactation improves fetal and infant growth in regions where vitamin D deficiency is common …