The report by Hyppönen and Power in this issue of the Journal (1) highlights a frustrating
and regrettable situation for nutrition researchers. In the early 1970s, the same serum 25-…

Most circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D originates from exposure to sunlight; nevertheless,
many factors can impair this process, necessitating periodic reliance on dietary sources to …

Global high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and re-emergence of rickets and the
growing scientific evidence linking low circulating 25-hydroxyvitmain D to increased risk of …

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for bone health and may influence the risks of respiratory
illness, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and chronic diseases of adulthood. Because many …

The primary purpose of this study was to estimate the magnitude and variability of peak
calcium accretion rates in the skeletons of healthy white adolescents. Total‐body bone mineral …

Methods We systematically searched the MEDLINE database, for the period 1996 to June
30, 2008, and the Cochrane Library using the terms “vitamin D,”“vitamin D deficiency,”“25-…

Flaxseed is the richest source of the lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG). After
ingestion, SDG is converted to secoisolariciresinol, which is further metabolised to the …

Vitamin D deficiency can lead to musculoskeletal diseases such as rickets and osteomalacia,
but vitamin D supplementation may also prevent extraskeletal diseases such as respiratory …

Background Although Chinese leadership has become infamous for undertaking economic
without political reform, important but often-overlooked changes in the formal system by …

New Zealand children, particularly those of Māori and Pacific ethnicity, may be at risk for low
vitamin D status because of low vitamin D intakes, the country's latitude (35–46S), and skin …