The etiology of endemic rickets was discovered a century ago. Vitamin D is the precursor of
25-hydroxyvitamin D and other metabolites, including 1, 25 (OH) 2D, the ligand for the …

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 …

Context: Public health authorities around the world recommend widely variable
supplementation strategies for adults, whereas several professional organizations, including …

The aim of this population‐based, prospective, observational study was to examine the
relationship between serum levels of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) and fracture risk in a …

Problem Vitamin D is well‐known for having anti‐inflammatory and immunomodulatory
properties. Impaired maternal vitamin D status has been known to increase the risk of …

Genetic studies have thus far identified a limited number of loci associated with human
longevity by applying age at death or survival up to advanced ages as phenotype. As an …

Vitamin D is a secosteroid hormone that exerts a pleiotropic action on a wide spectrum of
tissues, apparatuses and systems. Thus, vitamin D has assumed an increasingly dominant …

INTRODUCTION—Vitamin D deficiency was originally discovered as the cause of rickets
due to lack of exposure to sunshine or vitamin D-rich food. This disease is still endemic in …

The causal link between vitamin D status and bone health is very strong, as vitamin D
deficiency causes most cases of rickets and osteomalacia. Vitamin D is also causally linked …

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy is utilized to examine the effects of increased
calcium, vitamin D, and combined calcium-vitamin D supplementation on osteoporotic rabbit …