The etiology of endemic rickets was discovered a century ago. Vitamin D is the precursor of
25-hydroxyvitamin D and other metabolites, including 1, 25 (OH) 2D, the ligand for the …

Viral infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, and the importance
of public health practices including handwashing and vaccinations in reducing their spread …

Vitamin D deficiency (serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D)< 50 nmol/L or 20 ng/mL) is
common in Europe and the Middle East. It occurs in< 20% of the population in Northern …

Vitamin D is essential for calcium and bone homeostasis. Humans are largely dependent on
UVB-radiation-induced photosynthesis of vitamin D, as few foods contain vitamin D …

The importance of lifestyle and dietary habits during pregnancy and breastfeeding, for health
of mothers and their offspring, is widely supported by the most recent scientific literature. The …

Vitamin D plays a pivotal role in the regulation of calcium-phosphorus metabolism,
particularly during pediatric age when nutritional rickets and impaired bone mass acquisition …

The World Health Organization's comprehensive antenatal care (ANC) guideline WHO
recommendations on antenatal care for a positive pregnancy experience was published in …

Abstract Purpose of Review Nutritional rickets and osteomalacia are common in dark-
skinned and migrant populations. Their global incidence is rising due to changing …

Severe vitamin D deficiency can be defined as the dose of vitamin D or serum 25OHD
concentrations needed to prevent nutritional rickets or osteomalacia. There is large …

Observational studies from all over the world continue to find high prevalence rates of
vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in many populations, including pregnant women …