Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derived dietary reference values (DRV s) for vitamin D. The …

The impact of progressive resistance training on sarcopenia among very old institutionalized
adults was investigated. Residents of Nursing Care Facilities were included in a controlled …

Human studies have provided relatively strong associations of poor vitamin D status with
Type 2 diabetes but do not explain the nature of the association. Here, we explored the …

Introduction The aim of this study was to describe the relationship between accelerometer‐
determined physical activity (PA), muscle mass, and lower‐limb strength in community …

Background. Quantitative diagnostic ultrasound imaging has been proposed as a method of
estimating muscle quality using measures of echogenicity. The Rectangular Marquee Tool …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derived dietary reference values (DRVs) for vitamin D. The …

Increasing evidence indicates that compromised vitamin D status, as indicated by serum 25-
hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH D), is associated with decreased muscle function. The purpose of …

Results: Suboptimal HbA1c (> 7%), 25 (OH) D (< 50 nmol/l) and 1, 25 (OH) 2 D (< 43 pmol/l)
concentrations were present in 57, 8 and 11% of participants. Ten percent of subjects had …

Materials and Methods: In this randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, 71 women
aged 40-55 years old, with the serum 25 (OH)-D< 25 ng/ml, were divided in two groups …

BACKGROUND: This study investigated the association between physical activity and body
fatness with serum vitamin D level in older adults. METHODS: A total of 233 older adults (39 …