Humans evolved in sunlight and had depended on sunlight for its life giving properties that
was appreciated by our early ancestors. However, for more than 40 years the lay press and …

It is now generally accepted that vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide health problem that
affects not only musculoskeletal health but also a wide range of acute and chronic diseases …

Vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency (VDD) is a very prevalent condition in the general
population. Vitamin D is necessary for optimal bone mineralization, but apart from the bone …

Background A large number of observational studies have reported harmful effects of low 25-
hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) levels on non-skeletal outcomes. We performed a systematic …

Актуальность. Адекватное потребление витамина D и его концентрация в сыворотке
важны для здоровья костей и кальций-фосфорного обмена, а также для оптимального …

Vitamin D is a precursor of the steroid hormone calcitriol that is crucial for bone and mineral
metabolism. Both the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the general population and …

Objective To evaluate the breadth, validity, and presence of biases of the associations of
vitamin D with diverse outcomes. Design Umbrella review of the evidence across systematic …

Significant controversy has emerged over the last decade concerning the effects of vitamin D
on skeletal and nonskeletal tissues. The demonstration that the vitamin D receptor is …

Homocysteine (Hcy) is a thiol group containing the amino acid, which naturally occurs in all
humans. Hcy is degraded in the body through two metabolic pathways, while a minor part is …

Background—Vitamin D status has been linked to the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
However, the optimal 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25 [OH]-vitamin D) levels for potential …