The results were the same among those participating in the colon cancer arm, except for
1important observation: low circulating baseline 25 (OH) D levels were accompanied by a …

In this issue of the Journal, van der Meer et al (1) report a high prevalence of vitamin D
deficiency during pregnancy in non-Western women in the Netherlands. These investigators …

Background: To what extent does the circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D)
concentration help to meet the physiological needs of humans is an ongoing subject of …

An inverse association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D], and risk of cancers
of the colon, breast, and ovary has been reported in wellconducted observational studies. 1 …

Until recently, there has been little interest in the medical and pediatric communities
regarding the vitamin D status of their patients. It had been assumed that everyone was …

In this issue of The Journal of Nutrition, Bodnar et al.(1) provide compelling evidence that 1)
pregnant women and their neonates living in the northern US are at risk of vitamin D …

PURPOSE: Higher serum levels of the main circulating form of vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin
D (25 (OH) D), are associated with substantially lower incidence rates of colon, breast …

Vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy has been studied since the early 1980 s and,
while many clinical trials have been performed, we remain at a crossroads in our …

Observational data on the association between circulating 25 (OH) D and colorectal cancer
risk are limited in women. To determine whether prediagnostic levels of 25 (OH) D were …

Vitamin D deficiency, diagnosed when the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OHD3)
concentration is less than 20 ng/mL, has joined vitamin A deficiency as two of the most …