Vitamin D, as a natural medicine, is known to regulate calcium and phosphate homeostasis.
But abundant research has shown that vitamin D also plays a regulatory role in …

Childhood obesity accounts for several psychosocial and clinical consequences.
Psychosocial consequences include lower self-esteem, social isolation, poor academic …

Background Obese children are vulnerable to vitamin D deficiency and impaired
cardiovascular health; vitamin D replenishment might improve their cardiovascular health …

Vitamin D research suggests it has a role in disorders other than bone metabolism.
Objective: To update the information on vitamin D deficiency (VDD) in pediatric clinical …

Suboptimal vitamin D status is associated with elevated blood pressure (BP) in children and
adolescents. Whether vitamin D supplementation reduces BP remains unclear. To …

Background and aim: Childhood obesity is associated with an increased risk of chronic
disease. We aimed to determine the association between vitamin D defi ciency and …

Chronic diseases may affect the nutritional status of children and adolescents. Calcium (Ca),
phosphorus (P), and vitamin D (Vit-D) are crucial nutrients for their growth and development …

Background. The prevalence of hypertension in children increases rapidly. This paper is to
investigate the association of vitamin A and serum 25 (OH) D level with hypertension and to …

Vitamin D (25OHD) pleiotropic effects are widely recognized and studied. Recently, vitamin
D cardiovascular effects are gaining interest, especially in children, although the studies …

Obesity and vitamin D deficiency represent major health problems among Saudi children,
and have been linked to chronic diseases. Obese children are at risk of developing vitamin …