Background Vitamin D has a wide variety of physiological functions in the human body.
There is increasing evidence that low serum levels of this vitamin have an important role in …

Sağlıklı bir beslenme alışkanlığının kazanılmasında çocukluk ve gençlik dönemi özel bir
öneme sahip olup, diyabet, hipertansiyon ve şişmanlık gibi sağlık sorunlarının bu …

Background: The aim of this study was to establish the frequencies of vitamin D deficiency
and insufficiency among healthy children aged 1–16 years and also to determine the factors …

In 1862, four years after Minnesota was ratified as the thirty-second state in the Union,
simmering tensions between indigenous Dakota and white settlers culminated in the violent …

Background: Vitamin D deficiency is still thought to be widespread in the UK and in recent
years the number of cases of rickets reported in children has increased. In this study, the …

Vitamin D can be synthesized following exposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR), ingested in
the diet or provided through oral supplementation. The medical literature frequently states …

Background Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels are a global health problem with northern
countries such as Canada at particular risk. A number of sociodemographic factors have …

Materials and Methods: Based upon a cross-sectional study in 2010, 420 students 10--16
years old including 220 girls and 200 boys, studied at Arak secondary schools, were …

Background and objectives Seasonal variation in 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] levels is
the result of sunlight dependent skin synthesis of vitamin D. However, its presence is not …

The aim was to evaluate vitamin D levels in young healthy Lithuanian males in winter and to
find possible associations of vitamin D concentration to body composition, cognitive …