Studies on vitamin/hormone D deficiency have received a vast amount of attention in recent
years, particularly concerning recommendations, guidelines, and treatments. Moreover …

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 …

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 …

The steroid hormone vitamin D is required for normal calcium and phosphorus metabolism
and is thus an important contributor to musculoskeletal health. Recent data have linked low …

Introduction Inflammation is believed to be a contributing factor to many chronic diseases.
The influence of vitamin D deficiency on inflammation is being explored but studies have not …

Osteoporosis is a growing major public health problem with impact that crosses medical,
social, and economic lines. These guidelines have been developed by the American …

Rationale: Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy has been inversely associated with
asthma symptoms in early childhood. However, no study has examined the relationship …

In the 1960s, the prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases began to increase worldwide.
Currently, the burden of the disease is more than 300 million people affected. We …

Vitamin D deficiency is an increasingly described phenomenon worldwide, with well‐known
impacts on calcium metabolism and bone health. Vitamin D has also been associated with …

Vitamin D is obtained either by ingestion or cutaneous production. When skin is exposed to
ultraviolet B radiation, 7-dehydrocholesterol is converted to vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) …