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

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 is an essential nutrient for bone health and may influence the risks of respiratory
illness, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and chronic diseases of adulthood. Because many …

Abstract The 6th International Conference,“Controversies in Vitamin D,” was convened to
discuss controversial topics, such as vitamin D metabolism, assessment, actions, and …

Efficacy of Vitamin D supplements in depression is controversial, awaiting further literature
analysis. Biological flaws in primary studies is a possible reason meta-analyses of Vitamin D …

Rickets is a bone disease associated with abnormal serum calcium and phosphate levels.
The clinical presentation is heterogeneous and depends on the age of onset and …

Human milk is a living dynamic fluid that promotes optimal nutrition and development of the
infant and impacts health across the lifespan. This review reports on the diverse range of …

Severe vitamin D deficiency can be defined as the dose of vitamin D or serum 25OHD
concentrations needed to prevent nutritional rickets or osteomalacia. There is large …

Rickets, historically referred to as" the English disease", is common worldwide. Absence of
phosphate at the growth plate and mineralising bone surfaces due to inadequate vitamin D …

Worldwide, nutritional rickets continues to be an evolving problem with several causes. This
paper provides an updated literature review characterising the prevalence, aetiology …