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

Several studies bring strong evidence for an active role of vitamin D and its metabolites in
physiological adipocyte and adipose tissue processes in adulthood. This role includes …

Vitamin D (VD) deficiency is a hallmark of obesity and vascular dysfunction. We sought to
test the hypothesis that VD deficiency may contribute to obesity-related vascular dysfunction …

HIGHLIGHTS•SARS-CoV-2 RNA recovery is higher in upper airway epithelia from adults
when compared to children.•Increased virus RNA recovery associates with higher surface …

Objective Alcohol drinking and tobacco smoking have impacts on lifestyle-related diseases,
but their association with dementia remains a debated topic. This study aimed to examine …

Deficiency in vitamin D plays a role in the onset and development of insulin resistance (IR)
and type 2 diabetes (T2DM). A normal level of vitamin D is able to reduce low grade …

Objectives To examine the relationship between Vitamin D status and pain intensity and
disability in individuals with and without knee pain, and to examine the role of epigenetics in …

Vitamin D has important anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial properties and plays a central role
in the host immune response. Due to the crucial role of the kidneys in the metabolism of …

Objective To investigate if epigenome of sperm cells could be dynamically affected by
nutrition. Design and Methods We assessed 40 healthy volunteers with different dietary …

Growing evidence shows that maternal nutrition from preconception until lactation has an
important effect on the development of non-communicable diseases in the offspring …