The literature on the relationship between diet and human fertility has greatly expanded over
the last decade, resulting in the identification of a few clear patterns. Intake of supplemental …

Introduction: Proper nutrition during pregnancy is important to prevent nutritional imbalances
that interfere with pregnancy. Micronutrients play critical roles in embryogenesis, fetal …

The aim of the present paper was to review the most important mechanisms explaining the
possible association of vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular diseases, focusing on …

The role of vitamin D beyond its classical function in calcium homeostasis has been of
significant interest in recent years. There has been expanding research on the pleiotropic …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the association between maternal 25-hydroxyvitamin D
concentrations and risk of preterm birth subtypes. METHODS: We performed a case–cohort …

There are disagreements among researchers about the association between vitamin D
deficiency during pregnancy and preterm birth (PTB). Therefore, we conducted a meta …

Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is an increasingly prevalent disorder,
associated with low blood vitamin D level. Objectives To evaluate the relationship between …

Pregnancy is associated with significant changes in vitamin D metabolism, notably
increased maternal serum levels of active vitamin D, 1, 25-dihydroxyvitamin (1, 25 (OH) 2 D) …

Background The etiology of pre-eclampsia (PE) is not yet fully understood, though current
literature indicates an upregulation of inflammatory mediators produced by the placenta as a …

Aim We performed a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) and observational
studies to answer the two following questions:(i) whether low maternal circulating 25 …