Vitamin D supplementation can prevent and cure nutritional rickets in infants and children.
Preclinical and observational data suggest that the vitamin D endocrine system has a wide …

The goal of osteoporosis management is to prevent fractures. Several pharmacological
agents are available to lower fracture risk, either by reducing bone resorption or by …

Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the USA and the world. It is a
subclinical condition until complicated by fracture (s). These fractures place an enormous …

Background Vitamin D supplements are widely recommended for bone health in the general
population, but data on whether they prevent fractures have been inconsistent. Methods In …

Abstract Summary The National Osteoporosis Guideline Group (NOGG) has revised the UK
guideline for the assessment and management of osteoporosis and the prevention of …

Vitamin D testing and the use of vitamin D supplements have increased substantially in
recent years. Currently, the role of vitamin D supplementation, and the optimal vitamin D …

Ever since its discovery by Windhaus, the importance of the active metabolite of vitamin D (1,
25-dihydroxyvitamin D3; 1, 25-(OH) 2D3) has been ever expanding. In this review, the …

Abstract The 4th International Conference on Controversies in Vitamin D was held as a
virtual meeting in September, 2020, gathering together leading international scientific and …

Objective The objective is to formulate clinical practice guidelines for the pharmacological
management of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Conclusions Evidence from …

The etiology of endemic rickets was discovered a century ago. Vitamin D is the precursor of
25-hydroxyvitamin D and other metabolites, including 1, 25 (OH) 2D, the ligand for the …