Vitamin D, best known for its role in skeletal health, has emerged as a key regulator of innate
immune responses to microbial threat. In immune cells such as macrophages, expression of …

Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is a global health issue that afflicts more than one
billion children and adults worldwide. The consequences of vitamin D deficiency cannot be …

abstract Background: Vitamin D deficiency has been described as being pandemic, but
serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] distribution data for the European Union are of very …

Vitamin D deficiency is a major public health problem worldwide in all age groups, even in
those residing in countries with low latitude, where it was generally assumed that UV …

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 …

Hypovitaminosis D in childhood is a re-emerging public health problem in developed
countries. New life style habits, current “epidemics” of obesity in children and adolescents …

The last couple of decades have seen an explosion in our interest and understanding of the
role of vitamin D in the regulation of immunity. At the molecular level, the hormonal form of …

Vitamin D is the main hormone of bone metabolism. However, the ubiquitary nature of
vitamin D receptor (VDR) suggests potential for widespread effects, which has led to new …

Adolescence is a critical period, because major physical and psychologic changes occur
during a very short period of time. Changes in dietary habits may induce different types of …

Calcium and vitamin D are essential for maintaining bone health. Therefore, deficiencies in
calcium and vitamin D are major risk factors for osteoporosis development. Because …