Vitamin D, the sunshine vitamin, has received a lot of attention recently as a result of a
meteoric rise in the number of publications showing that vitamin D plays a crucial role in a …

Changes in vitamin D serum levels have been associated with inflammatory diseases, such
as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus …

An increasing recognition has emerged of the complexities of the global health agenda—
specifically, the collision of infections and noncommunicable diseases and the dual burden …

To cite this article: Bozzetto S, Carraro S, Giordano G, Boner A, Baraldi E. Asthma, allergy,
and respiratory infections: the vitamin D hypothesis. Allergy 2012; 67: 10–17. Abstract The …

Background and aim Epidemiological data has established increasing adiposity as a risk
factor for incident asthma. However, the mechanisms underlying the association between …

Vitamin D deficiency and asthma are common conditions that share risk factors such as
African American ethnicity, inner-city residence, and obesity. This review provides a critical …

Vitamin D has known effects on lung development and the immune system that may be
important in the development, severity, and course of allergic diseases (asthma, eczema …

Hypovitaminosis D affects children and adolescents all around the world. Italian data on
vitamin D status and risk factors for hypovitaminosis D during pediatric age are lacking. Six …

Vitamin D is classically recognized for its role in calcium homeostasis and skeletal
metabolism. Over the last few decades, vitamin D deficiency has increased in prevalence in …

Background Vitamin D plays an important role in health promotion during adolescence.
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are common in adolescents worldwide. Few data on …