Vitamin D is not really a vitamin but the precursor to the potent steroid hormone calcitriol,
which has widespread actions throughout the body. Calcitriol regulates numerous cellular …

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

Background It is unclear whether supplementation with vitamin D reduces the risk of cancer
or cardiovascular disease, and data from randomized trials are limited. Methods We …

Objective To investigate the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations
(25 (OH) D) and mortality in a large consortium of cohort studies paying particular attention …

Importance In the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL), the effects of randomized vitamin D
supplementation (cholecalciferol), 2000 IU/d, reduced the risk of several health outcomes …

Observational studies, randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and Mendelian randomization
(MR) studies have yielded inconsistent results on the associations of vitamin D …

The aim of this study is to determine and critically evaluate the plausible relationships of
vitamin D with extra-skeletal tissues in humans. Severe vitamin D deficiency results in rickets …

Whether supplemental vitamin D reduces risk of cancer or cardiovascular disease (CVD) is
relatively unexplored in randomized trial settings. The VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL …

There has been substantial enthusiasm recently regarding the potential role of vitamin D in
the primary and secondary prevention of cancer. Laboratory studies demonstrate a range of …

Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of cancer in adults - Bjelakovic, G - 2014 | Cochrane
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