Many studies have been published describing the vitamin D status in different populations,
most of them in individual countries. Vitamin D status is assessed by measuring 25 …

Although observational studies of health outcomes generally suggest beneficial effects with,
or following, higher serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] concentrations, randomized …

Vitamin D status and the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency have been
addressed in many studies covering all continents. Vitamin D deficiency, defined as a serum …

Background Evidence recommends that vitamin D might be a crucial supportive agent for
the immune system, mainly in cytokine response regulation against COVID‐19. Hence, we …

Pregnancy is a time of tremendous growth and physiological changes for mother and her
developing fetus with lifelong implications for the child. The concert of actions that must …

Pregnancy represents a dynamic period with physical and physiological changes in both the
mother and her developing fetus. The dramatic 2–3 fold increase in the active hormone 1, 25 …

Vitamin D has garnered a great deal of attention in recent years due to a global prevalence
of vitamin D deficiency associated with an increased risk of a variety of human diseases …

Pregnancy places exceptional demands on vitamin D and calcium availability; thus, their
deficiencies during pregnancy threaten the woman and her fetus. Globally, vitamin D and …

Recent evidence supports that low maternal vitamin D status is associated with an increased
risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. Interventional studies demonstrate that vitamin D …

Pregnancy represents a time of rapid bodily change, which includes physical proportions,
physiology and responsibility. At this context, maternal vitamin D stores have been the …