[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D supplementation and sleep: a systematic review and meta-analysis of intervention studies

M Abboud - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with sleep disorders and poor sleep quality.
Whether vitamin D supplementation (VDS) helps resolve these problems remains unclear …

The lullaby of the sun: the role of vitamin D in sleep disturbance

G Muscogiuri, L Barrea, M Scannapieco, C Di Somma… - Sleep medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Vitamin D is a pro-hormone belonging to the category of the fat-soluble group of vitamins; it
is obtained more from solar exposure and in smaller quantities through feeding. Although …

Influence of sunlight on the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels and sleep quality in Brazilian adults: A population-based study

LAA de Menezes-Júnior, T da Silva Sabião… - Nutrition, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the association of vitamin D with sleep quality
during the COVID-19 pandemic and the influence of daily sunlight on this association …

[HTML][HTML] The vitamin D–folate hypothesis as an evolutionary model for skin pigmentation: an update and integration of current ideas

P Jones, M Lucock, M Veysey, E Beckett - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
Vitamin D is unique in being generated in our skin following ultraviolet radiation (UVR)
exposure. Ongoing research into vitamin D must therefore always consider the influence of …

The role of interaction between vitamin D and VDR FokI gene polymorphism (rs2228570) in sleep quality of adults

LAA Menezes-Júnior, TS Sabião, SS Moura… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
To evaluate association of vitamin D with sleep quality in adults and the influence of VDR-
gene polymorphism FokI (rs2228570; A> G). Cross-sectional population-based study in …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D receptor (VDR) polymorphisms are associated to spontaneous preterm birth and maternal aspects

N Javorski, CAD Lima, LVC Silva, S Crovella… - Gene, 2018 - Elsevier
Preterm birth (PTB) is featured by less than 37 weeks of gestational age or fewer than 259
days since the first day from the last menstrual period. Complications of PTB are the major …

The evolution of human skin pigmentation: A changing medley of vitamins, genetic variability, and UV radiation during human expansion

MD Lucock - American Journal of Biological Anthropology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This review examines putative, yet likely critical evolutionary pressures contributing to
human skin pigmentation and subsequently, depigmentation phenotypes. To achieve this, it …

Plasma vitamin D deficiency is associated with poor sleep quality and night-time eating at mid-pregnancy in Singapore

TS Cheng, SL Loy, YB Cheung, S Cai, MT Colega… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) deficiency, poor sleep quality, and night-time eating,
have been independently associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, but their inter …

The relationship between serum vitamin D levels with allergic rhinitis incidence and total nasal symptom score in allergic rhinitis patients

L Restimulia, DR Pawarti… - … Macedonian Journal of …, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND: Allergic diseases and vitamin D deficiency were found to have a
relationship. However, there was limited number of studies on the relationship between …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the biological activities of vitamin D in type 1 neurofibromatosis: new insights into disease pathogenesis and therapeutic design

C Riccardi, L Perrone, F Napolitano, S Sampaolo… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary We herein describe the relevance of Vitamin D for human health, with a
special focus on its role in Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) disease. Indeed, epidemiological …