Vitamin D deficiency is a major public health problem worldwide in all age groups, even in
those residing in countries with low latitude, where it was generally assumed that UV …

The aim of this study is to determine the relationships of vitamin D with diabetes, insulin
resistance obesity, and metabolic syndrome. Intra cellular vitamin D receptors and the 1-α …

Adipose tissue has long been identified as the major site of vitamin D storage. Recent
studies have demonstrated that VDR and vitamin D metabolizing enzymes are expressed in …

Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in the regulation of calcium-phosphorus metabolism,
particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets and impaired bone mass acquisition …

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 …

Vitamin D status and the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency have been
addressed in many studies covering all continents. Vitamin D deficiency, defined as a serum …

Observational studies classically find an inverse relationship between human plasma 25-
hydroxyvitamin D concentration and obesity. However, interventional and genetic studies …

Epidemiological studies reported that vitamin D deficiency represents an increasingly
widespread phenomenon in various populations. Vitamin D deficiency is considered a …

Vitamin D (vitD) deficiency is associated with a wide range of chronic diseases and
conditions, including obesity, and with an increasing severity of metabolic dysregulation …

Available data suggest a possible link between abnormal vitamin D level and abnormal
glucose homeostasis, two of the most common chronic medical conditions. Both conditions …