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 deficiency (VDD) is common in women with and without polycystic ovary
syndrome (PCOS) and may be associated with metabolic and endocrine disorders in PCOS …

Importance Cohort studies have reported increased incidence of cardiovascular disease
(CVD) among individuals with low vitamin D status. To date, randomized clinical trials of …

OBJECTIVE To quantitatively assess the strength and shape of the association between
blood 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25 (OH) D] levels and incident risk of type 2 diabetes …

Background Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with suboptimal health. The prevalence of
vitamin D insufficiency may be rising, but population-based trends are uncertain. We sought …

OBJECTIVE To examine cross-sectional associations of serum vitamin D [25-hydroxyvitamin
D, 25 (OH) D] concentration with insulin resistance (IR) and β-cell dysfunction in 712 …

The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is found in nearly all, if not all, cells in the body. The enzyme
that produces the active metabolite of vitamin D and ligand for VDR, namely CYP27B1 …

Objectives Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) frequently suffer from metabolic
disturbances, in particular from insulin resistance. Accumulating evidence suggests that …

Importance Previous randomized clinical trials have reported inconsistent results on the
effect of vitamin D supplementation on cancer incidence. Objective To examine whether …

India is facing an “epidemic” of diet‐related non‐communicable diseases (DR‐NCDs), along
with widely prevalent undernutrition resulting in substantial socioeconomic burden. The aim …