Background Numerous studies demonstrate associations between serum concentrations of
25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) and a variety of common disorders, including …

Context Low vitamin D status is common and is associated with various common medical
conditions. Objective To support the development of the Endocrine Society's Clinical …

Vitamin D is precursor of the steroid hormone calcitriol and has important functions
throughout the body, including increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium and …

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to determine the influence of vitamin D on BMC and
fracture risk in children of Black African ancestry are lacking. We conducted a sub-study (n …

Original research: Influence of vitamin D supplementation on growth, body composition,
pubertal development and spirometry in South African schoolchildren: a randomised controlled …

Abstract The World Health Organization's aim to end the global TB epidemic by 2050 cannot
be achieved without taking measures to identify people with asymptomatic M. tuberculosis …

Objective: To determine whether weekly oral vitamin D supplementation influences grip
strength, explosive leg power, cardiorespiratory fitness or spirometric lung volumes in …

Vitamin D is a crucial micronutrient, critical to human health, and influences many
physiological processes. Oral and skin-derived vitamin D is hydroxylated to form calcifediol …

Objective: To determine whether vitamin D supplementation influences grip strength,
explosive leg power, cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of exercise-induced …

We read with great interest the study by Ganmaa and colleagues, 1 who examined the effect
of vitamin D supplements on 3-year fracture risk among 11 475 Mongolian schoolchildren …