Vitamin D is produced in response to the exposure of skin to sunlight through UV-B
synthesis. It can also be obtained from diet and dietary supplements. Vitamin D is essential …

The vitamin D status depends on the production of vitamin D3 in the skin under the influence
of ultraviolet radiation and vitamin D intake through the diet or vitamin D supplements. The …

Vitamin D is both a vitamin and a hormone. It has pleotropic actions that extend beyond
calcium and phosphate homeostasis, regulation of parathyroid hormone, and the prevention …

Vitamin D deficiency is a preventable health problem. Vitamin D deficiency among pregnant
women is frequent in many populations over the world. Research indicates that adequate …

Abstract The Department of Nutrition for Health and Development of the World Health
Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the 18th Vitamin D …

Indian J Med Res 133, March 2011, pp 250-252 maternal vitamin D concentrations largely
determine the vitamin D status of the foetus and newborn infant. With restricted vitamin D …

The incidence and prevalence of vitamin D deficiency are increasing worldwide. It is
estimated that over 50% of the world's population have low vitamin D (ie, hypovitaminosis D; …

Observational studies from all over the world continue to find high prevalence rates of
vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in many populations, including pregnant women …

Individuals are capable of producing vitamin D with proper exposure to sunlight. However,
several factors can interfere with the effectiveness of this process. Most sunscreens filter out …

In humans, the main source of vitamin D comes from photoconversion of 7-
dehydrocholesterol in the skin to cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) by solar ultravioletradiation …