Centuries of human activities, particularly housing and transportation practices from the late
19th century through the 1980's, dispersed hundreds of millions of tons of lead into our …

In recent years, there have been reports suggesting a high prevalence of low vitamin D
intakes and vitamin D deficiency or inadequate vitamin D status in E urope. Coupled with …

Regulation of immune function continues to be one of the most well recognized extraskeletal
actions of vitamin D. This stemmed initially from the discovery that antigen presenting cells …

BaCkground and aim The spread of novel SARS-CoV-2 virus, and the disease COVID-19
that is caused by SARS-CoV-2, continues apace. Saving lives and slowing the worldwide …

Objective To investigate whether a significant association between vitamin D status and the
risk of miscarriage or recurrent miscarriage (RM) exists. Design Systematic review and meta …

The role of vitamin D in supporting the growth and maintenance of the skeleton is robust;
with recent research also suggesting a beneficial link between vitamin D and other non …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derived dietary reference values (DRV s) for vitamin D. The …

Rickets, historically referred to as" the English disease", is common worldwide. Absence of
phosphate at the growth plate and mineralising bone surfaces due to inadequate vitamin D …

Background There are conflicting views in the literature as to whether vitamin D 2 and
vitamin D 3 are equally effective in increasing and maintaining serum concentrations of 25 …

Background Most approved vaccines utilise a two-dose strategy. To enable larger groups of
patients to receive the first dose, the UK government increased the gap between the two …