Background Numerous studies demonstrate associations between serum concentrations of
25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) and a variety of common disorders, including …

Vitamin D supplementation can prevent and cure nutritional rickets in infants and children.
Preclinical and observational data suggest that the vitamin D endocrine system has a wide …

Vitamin D deficiency has a high worldwide prevalence, but actions to improve this public
health problem are challenged by the heterogeneity of nutritional and clinical vitamin D …

Vitamin D testing and the use of vitamin D supplements have increased substantially in
recent years. Currently, the role of vitamin D supplementation, and the optimal vitamin D …

Vitamin D is a steroid hormone classically involved in the calcium metabolism and bone
homeostasis. Recently, new and interesting aspects of vitamin D metabolism has been …

Background The effect of supplementing unscreened adults with vitamin D 3 on mortality is
unclear. We aimed to determine whether monthly doses of vitamin D 3 influenced mortality …

Objective To investigate whether vitamin D supplementation is associated with lower
mortality in adults. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled …

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

When commonly consumed mushroom species are exposed to a source of ultraviolet (UV)
radiation, such as sunlight or a UV lamp, they can generate nutritionally relevant amounts of …

Abstract The Third International Conference on Controversies in Vitamin D was held in
Gubbio, Italy, September 10–13, 2019. The conference was held as a follow up to previous …