Vitamin D for health: a global perspective

A Hossein-nezhad, MF Holick - Mayo clinic proceedings, 2013‏ - Elsevier
It is now generally accepted that vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide health problem that
affects not only musculoskeletal health but also a wide range of acute and chronic diseases …

Sunlight and Vitamin D: A global perspective for health

M Wacker, MF Holick - Dermato-endocrinology, 2013‏ - Taylor & Francis
Vitamin D is the sunshine vitamin that has been produced on this earth for more than 500
million years. During exposure to sunlight 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin absorbs UV B …

Vitamin D supplementation guidelines

P Pludowski, MF Holick, WB Grant… - The Journal of steroid …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Research carried out during the past two-decades extended the understanding of actions of
vitamin D, from regulating calcium and phosphate absorption and bone metabolism to many …

[HTML][HTML] Vitamin D deficiency and co-morbidities in COVID-19 patients–A fatal relationship?

HK Biesalski - Nfs Journal, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Infections of the respiratory tract are more frequent in the winter months and especially in the
northern latitudes than they are in summer [1]. This obviously also applies to the COVID-19 …

Type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin resistance, and vitamin D

A Sacerdote, P Dave, V Lokshin, G Bahtiyar - Current diabetes reports, 2019‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review There is a growing, largely inconsistent, literature on the role of
vitamin D in association with type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance/insulin secretion, glycemic …

Physiology of vitamin D—focusing on disease prevention

SJ Wimalawansa - Nutrients, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Vitamin D is a crucial micronutrient, critical to human health, and influences many
physiological processes. Oral and skin-derived vitamin D is hydroxylated to form calcifediol …

Vitamin D supplementation, serum 25 (OH) D concentrations and cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Mirhosseini, J Rainsbury, SM Kimball - Frontiers in cardiovascular …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors are associated with low serum 25
hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) concentrations in observational studies; however, clinical trial …

Optimal vitamin D status: a critical analysis on the basis of evidence-based medicine

R Bouillon, NM Van Schoor, E Gielen… - The Journal of …, 2013‏ - academic.oup.com
Context: Public health authorities around the world recommend widely variable
supplementation strategies for adults, whereas several professional organizations, including …

Meta-analysis of all-cause mortality according to serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D

CF Garland, JJ Kim, SB Mohr… - … Journal of Public …, 2014‏ - ajph.aphapublications.org
We examined the relationship between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) and all-
cause mortality. We searched biomedical databases for articles that assessed 2 or more …

Effect of paricalcitol on left ventricular mass and function in CKD—the OPERA trial

AYM Wang, F Fang, J Chan, YY Wen… - Journal of the …, 2014‏ - journals.lww.com
Vitamin D seems to protect against cardiovascular disease, but the reported effects of
vitamin D on patient outcomes in CKD are controversial. We conducted a prospective …