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 …

Antecedentes La administración de suplementos de vitamina D durante el embarazo puede
ser necesaria para proteger contra resultados adversos del embarazo. La presente revisión …

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 …

Background Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is thought to be common among pregnant
women. Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy has been suggested as an …

Epidemiological studies indicate that vitamin D insufficiency could have an aetiological role
in various human cancers. Preclinical research indicates that the active metabolite of vitamin …

WHO gratefully acknowledges the technical input of the members of the Nutrition Steering
Committee and the Nutrition Guidance Expert Advisory Group, especially the chairs of the …

Context: Vitamin D has direct influence on molecular pathways proposed to be important in
the pathogenesis of preeclampsia, yet the vitamin D-preeclampsia relation has not been …

Background Maternal vitamin D deficiency has been associated with an increased risk for
preeclampsia. Despite this, the current evidence regarding the efficacy of vitamin D …

Cardiovascular complications are the leading cause of death in patients with chronic kidney
disease (CKD). Vascular calcification is a common complication in CKD, and investigators …

Vitamin D represents a group of secosteroids involved in the calcium and phosphate
metabolism. The active form of vitamin D, 1, 25-dihydroxylcalciferol, exerts its biological …