Vitamin D has a well-known role in the calcium homeostasis associated with the
maintenance of healthy bones. It increases the efficiency of the intestinal absorption of …

Disturbances in cardiac metabolism underlie most cardiovascular diseases. Metabolomics,
one of the newer omics technologies, has emerged as a powerful tool for defining changes …

Background The effect of supplementing unscreened adults with vitamin D 3 on mortality is
unclear. We aimed to determine whether monthly doses of vitamin D 3 influenced mortality …

Vitamin D, referring to the two forms, D2 from the diet and D3 primarily derived from
phototransformation in the skin, is a prohormone important in human health. The most …

Abstract Background: The 2007–2010 NHANES provides the first US nationally
representative serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) D] concentrations measured by …

Background Observational studies have linked vitamin D deficiency with acute respiratory
tract infection, but results from randomised controlled trials are heterogeneous. We analysed …

Fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamins A, D and E, are required for a wide variety of
physiological functions. Over the past two decades, deficiencies of these vitamins have been …

Myopia (near-sightedness) is an important public health issue. Spending more time
outdoors can prevent myopia but the long-term association between this exposure and …

Rationale: Vitamin D deficiency is associated with chronic lung disease. We have previously
shown in an in vivo mouse model that maternal vitamin D deficiency is associated with …

The role of vitamin D in curtailing the development of obesity and comorbidities such as the
metabolic syndrome (MetS) and type 2 diabetes has received much attention recently …