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 …

Abstract The National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) published its document, Vitamin D and
Bone Health: A Practical Clinical Guideline for Patient Management, in 2013 as a practical …

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Context The growing number of systematic reviews/meta-analyses (SR/MAs) on vitamin D
(±calcium) for fracture prevention has led to contradictory guidelines. Objective This …

The bone-related nutrient that has attracted the most attention in recent years ą and has
aroused the most controversy ą is calcium. Comparatively much less attention has been …

Background Findings from recent meta-analyses of vitamin D supplementation without co-
administration of calcium have not shown fracture prevention, possibly because of …

Abstract Summary On September 29, 2011, acknowledged experts in the field of vitamin D,
mainly European, were brought together in order to discuss the recent scientific advances in …

Over the past 100 years, many major breakthroughs and discoveries have occurred in
relation to vitamin D research. These developments include the cure of rickets in 1919, the …

Background The effects of vitamin D on fractures, falls, and bone mineral density are
uncertain, particularly for high vitamin D doses. We aimed to determine the effect of vitamin …

Abstract Purpose The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region registers some of the
lowest serum 25‑hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] concentrations, worldwide. We describe the …