Ever since its discovery by Windhaus, the importance of the active metabolite of vitamin D (1,
25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3; 1, 25-(OH) 2D 3) has been ever expanding. In this review, the …

Vitamin D deficiency co-exists in patients with COVID-19. At this time, dark skin color,
increased age, the presence of pre-existing illnesses and vitamin D deficiency are features …

Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disease in the USA and the world. It is a
subclinical condition until complicated by fracture (s). These fractures place an enormous …

Importance Evidence suggests that low vitamin D status may increase the risk of cancer.
Objective To determine if dietary supplementation with vitamin D 3 and calcium reduces the …

Background The results of meta-analyses examining the relationship between vitamin D
supplementation and fracture reduction have been inconsistent. Methods We pooled …

Background Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent worldwide, but some groups are at greater
risk. We aim to evaluate vitamin D levels in different occupations and identify groups …

Background: Obese adolescents are at a greater risk of vitamin D deficiency because
vitamin D is thought to be sequestered by excess adipose tissue. Poor vitamin D status has …

Micronutrient deficiencies and low dietary intakes among community-dwelling older adults
are associated with functional decline, frailty and difficulties with independent living. As …

Mineral nutrients are fundamentally metals and other inorganic compounds. The life cycle of
these mineral nutrients begins in soil, their primary source. Soil provides minerals to plants …

Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining a healthy mineralized skeleton. It is also
considered an immunomodulatory agent that regulates innate and adaptive immune …