Recently reported findings from major clinical trials show no cancer protection from vitamin
D supplementation, and results from observational studies of vitamin D in cancer prevention …

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 …

It was with great interest and concern that we read the recent article in the Journal by Lappe
et al (1). The subsequent events of their trial and other evidence have now led to the new …

Vitamin D has taken a center-stage role in our basic and population research quest for the
panacea for all human maladies, including cancer, yet sufficient evidence for a beneficial …

In vitro and animal studies indicate that vitamin D may have anti-cancer benefits, including
against progression and metastasis, against a wide spectrum of cancers. Supporting an anti …

Vitamin D is well known for its importance in calcium and phosphate homeostasis, being
essential for bone mineralization. However, calcitriol, or 1, 25-dyhydroxy-vitamin D3, is a …

BACKGROUND Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an inverse correlation between
dietary calcium and vitamin D intake and the incidence of colorectal carcinoma. Elevated …

Vitamin D status and cancer: new insights : Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic
Care Vitamin D status and cancer: new insights : Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & …

Any benefit of vitamin D needs to be balanced against the risk of toxicity, which is
characterized by hypercalcemia. Daily brief, suberythemal exposure of a substantial area of …

Abstract Calcitriol (1, 25 (OH) 2 D 3) performs various activities throughout the body.
Although low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] levels are associated with several …