Abstract The 2 nd International Conference on Controversies in Vitamin D was held in
Monteriggioni (Siena), Italy, September 11-14, 2018. The aim of this meeting was to address …

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 …

Research carried out during the past two-decades extended the understanding of actions of
vitamin D, from regulating calcium and phosphate absorption and bone metabolism to many …

Context Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent across the world. The existing evidence
suggests vitamin D may have beneficial effects on serum lipid profiles and thus …

Background Previous in vitro and in vivo studies indicate that enzymes that synthesize and
metabolize vitamin D are magnesium dependent. Recent observational studies found that …

Objectives Nutritional vitamin D supplements are often used in general pediatrics. Here, the
aim is to address vitamin D supplementation and calcium nutritional intakes in newborns …

Background: During the past decade, an increasing number of prospective studies have
focused on the association between vitamin D and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However …

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was declared a public health
emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization. COVID-19 has high …

Abstract Approximately 30%-50% of people are recognized to have low levels of vitamin D,
and insufficiency and deficiency of vitamin D are recognized as global health problems …

Vitamin D is a hormone with both genomic and non-genomic actions. It exerts its activity by
binding vitamin D receptor (VDR), which belongs to the superfamily of nuclear receptors and …