Studies on vitamin/hormone D deficiency have received a vast amount of attention in recent
years, particularly concerning recommendations, guidelines, and treatments. Moreover …

The classical functions of vitamin D are to regulate calcium-phosphorus homeostasis and
control bone metabolism. However, vitamin D deficiency has been reported in several …

Vitamin D has a well-known role in the calcium homeostasis associated with the
maintenance of healthy bones. It increases the efficiency of the intestinal absorption of …

Vitamin D (VD) levels have been gaining growing attention in Oral Health. During growth
and adulthood, VD deficiency (VDD) is associated with a wide variety of oral health …

Abstract The 6th International Conference,“Controversies in Vitamin D,” was convened to
discuss controversial topics, such as vitamin D metabolism, assessment, actions, and …

Health-promoting ingredients such as phenolic compounds, vitamins, and minerals are
being increasingly introduced into foods and beverages to produce “functional foods” …

Vitamin D is a precursor of the steroid hormone calcitriol that is crucial for bone and mineral
metabolism. Both the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in the general population and …

Vitamins are essential components of enzyme systems involved in normal growth and
function. The quantitative estimation of the proportion of dietary vitamins, that is in a form …

Vitamins with antioxidant characteristics have been shown as potential chemopreventive
agents because of their roles in quenching free radicals and decreasing oxidative damage …

Observational studies classically find an inverse relationship between human plasma 25-
hydroxyvitamin D concentration and obesity. However, interventional and genetic studies …