Vitamin D receptors are expressed in many organs and tissues, which suggests that vitamin D (VD) affects physiological functions beyond its role in maintaining bone health. Deficiency …
SK Jain, R Parsanathan, AE Achari… - Antioxidants & redox …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Abstract Aims: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D [25 (OH) VD] deficiency/inadequacy is a major public health issue affecting more than 1 billion people worldwide. A convincing association exists …
J Wei, A Zhu, JS Ji - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Vitamin D deficiency is a common health concern worldwide. We aim to compare the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among older adults (65+) in China and the United States …
The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is the nutrient intake considered to be sufficient to meet the requirements of 97.5% of the population. Recent reports revealed a …
JE Welsh - Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2017 - Elsevier
The nuclear receptor for 1α, 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (1, 25D), the active form of vitamin D, has anti-tumor actions in many tissues. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is expressed in …
MM Mendes, AL Darling, KH Hart, S Morse… - The Journal of steroid …, 2019 - Elsevier
The effects of urban living on health are becoming increasingly important, due to an increasing global population residing in urban areas. Concomitantly, due to immigration …
Objective Studies, mainly from high-income countries, suggest that there are ethnic and racial variations in prevalence of uterine fibroids (UF). However, there have been few …
A Niforou, V Konstantinidou, A Naska - Frontiers in nutrition, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Recent advances in the field of nutrigenetics have provided evidence on how genetic variations can impact the individuals' response to dietary intakes. An objective and reliable …
V Pytel, JA Matías‐Guiu, L Torre‐Fuentes… - Brain and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Vitamin D (VD) deficiency has been associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other autoimmune diseases (AIDs). However, the effect of the genetics of VD on …