Vitamin D deficiency: a worldwide problem with health consequences

Vitamin D Deficiency

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Estimates of optimal vitamin D status

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Influence of Season and Latitude on the Cutaneous Synthesis of Vitamin D 3 : Exposure to Winter Sunlight in Boston and Edmonton Will Not Promote Vitamin D 3 Synthesis in Human Skin*

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Evaluation, Treatment, and Prevention of Vitamin D Deficiency: an Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

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UV radiation and the skin

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Is vitamin D deficiency a major global public health problem?

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Sunlight and Vitamin D: A global perspective for health

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Demographic Differences and Trends of Vitamin D Insufficiency in the US Population, 1988-2004

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Early Childhood Investments Substantially Boost Adult Health

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Prevalence and correlates of vitamin D deficiency in US adults

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International osteosarcoma incidence patterns in children and adolescents, middle ages and elderly persons

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Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy

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The Nonskeletal Effects of Vitamin D: An Endocrine Society Scientific Statement

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Vitamin D-effects on skeletal and extraskeletal health and the need for supplementation

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ESPEN guidelines on chronic intestinal failure in adults

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Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in adults

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The Asia-Pacific Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Frailty

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Vitamin D and risk of cause specific death: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational cohort and randomised intervention studies

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Melanoma

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Osteoporosis in Men: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline

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Vitamin D: The "sunshine" vitamin.

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Vitamin D and multiple sclerosis

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Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low‐ and middle‐income countries

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Vitamin D in the Healthy European Paediatric Population

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Vitamin D and the omega‐3 fatty acids control serotonin synthesis and action, part 2: relevance for ADHD, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and impulsive behavior

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The Vitamin D–Antimicrobial Peptide Pathway and its Role in Protection Against Infection

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Vitamin D for Cancer Prevention: Global Perspective

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Vitamin D and immune function: an overview

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Vitamin D hormone regulates serotonin synthesis. Part 1: Relevance for autism

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A review of the critical role of vitamin D in the functioning of the immune system and the clinical implications of vitamin D deficiency

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Genome-wide association study identifies 143 loci associated with 25 hydroxyvitamin D concentration

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The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) recommendations on adolescent, preconception, and maternal nutrition: “Think Nutrition First”#

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Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy

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Nutrition concerns and health effects of vegetarian diets

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Maternal early pregnancy vitamin D status in relation to fetal and neonatal growth: results of the multi-ethnic Amsterdam Born Children and their Development cohort

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Vitamin D: Evolutionary, Physiological and Health Perspectives

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Choice of Foods and Ingredients for Moderately Malnourished Children 6 Months to 5 Years of Age

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Role of Vitamin D in Insulin Resistance

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Vitamin D and cardiovascular health

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Vitamin D deficiency in India

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The strategies and techniques of drug discovery from natural products

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A study investigating the association between vitamin D and depression among university students in 39 countries

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The Implication of Vitamin D and Autoimmunity: a Comprehensive Review

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Links between Vitamin D Deficiency and Cardiovascular Diseases

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The relation between acute changes in the systemic inflammatory response and plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations after elective knee arthroplasty

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Inflammation and vitamin D: The infection connection

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Vitamin D and respiratory health

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KDOQI US Commentary on the 2009 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of CKD–Mineral and Bone Disorder (CKD-MBD)

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Ultraviolet Radiations: Skin Defense-Damage Mechanism

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Vitamin D, Parathyroid Hormone, and Cardiovascular Events Among Older Adults

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Vitamin D Deficiency and Oral Health: A Comprehensive Review

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Vitamin D: a critical and essential micronutrient for human health

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Vitamin D is positively associated with sperm motility and increases intracellular calcium in human spermatozoa

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Assessment of vitamin D concentration in non-supplemented professional athletes and healthy adults during the winter months in the UK: implications for skeletal muscle function

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Post-green revolution food systems and the triple burden of malnutrition

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Vitamin D: sources, physiological role, biokinetics, deficiency, therapeutic use, toxicity, and overview of analytical methods for detection of vitamin D and its metabolites

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Developmental Vitamin D Deficiency and Risk of Schizophrenia: A 10-Year Update

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A sensitive LC/MS/MS assay of 25OH vitamin D3 and 25OH vitamin D2 in dried blood spots

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The role of vitamin D in pulmonary disease: COPD, asthma, infection, and cancer

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Vitamin D and Athletes

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Vitamin D and Neurological Diseases: An Endocrine View

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Vitamin D-Binding Protein Directs Monocyte Responses to 25-Hydroxy- and 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D

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High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among healthy Saudi Arabian men: relationship to bone mineral density, parathyroid hormone, bone turnover markers, and lifestyle factors

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Vitamin D Deficiency Is Associated With Inflammation in Older Irish Adults

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Air pollution, environmental chemicals, and smoking may trigger vitamin D deficiency: Evidence and potential mechanisms

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Asthma, allergy and respiratory infections: the vitamin D hypothesis

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Hypocalcemia in the Critically Ill patient

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Vitamin D and diabetes: Its importance for beta cell and immune function

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Vitamin D intake, blood 25(OH)D levels, and breast cancer risk or mortality: a meta-analysis

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Vitamin D metabolism, functions and needs: from science to health claims

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Vitamin D: Extraskeletal Health

Holick, M. F. (2010) · Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America · doi:10.1016/j.ecl.2010.02.016 · Cited by 202

Influence of drugs on vitamin D and calcium metabolism

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The Association between Vitamin D Deficiency and Sleep Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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How to fix a broken clock

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Vitamin D supplementation for women during pregnancy

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Vitamin D in Neurological Diseases: A Rationale for a Pathogenic Impact

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Vitamin D Supplements for Prevention of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease

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Low serum 25 (OH) vitamin D levels (<32 ng/mL) are associated with reversible myositis-myalgia in statin-treated patients

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Vitamin D microencapsulation and fortification: Trends and technologies

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Optimal Vitamin D Status for the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis

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Immunological role of vitamin D at the maternal–fetal interface

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Recognition and management of vitamin D deficiency.

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High Prevalence of Vitamin D Insufficiency in Athletes and Dancers

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Colorectal Cancer Disparity in African Americans

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Vitamin D and respiratory tract infections in childhood

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