Higher vitamin D intake and serum 25(OH)D levels may provide significant benefits for cancer incidence and mortality, according to the results of a meta-meta-analysis published in Nutrients. Low ...

EMERGING evidence supports a role for vitamin D in regulating blood glucose, particularly among individuals with Type 2 ...

Of the participants, 95.5% had a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of less than 50 nmol/L at baseline and 31.9% had a serum 25-(OH)D level of less than 25 nmol/L. There were 677 fractures reported ...

Typically, people with osteoporosis should maintain a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level of 30 ng/mL and supplement daily with 1 ...

25(OH)D levels regulate multiple enzymes involved in the production of steroid hormones, such as adrenal steroid hormones, sex hormones, and sex hormone signaling. Vitamin D metabolizes enzymes in ...

Higher concentrations of vitamin D, specifically serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), are associated with improved survival with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study ...

Of the participants, 95.5% were vitamin D-deficient at baseline; the mean end-of-study 25(OH)D concentrations were 31.0 and 10.7ng/mL for those randomly assigned to vitamin D and placebo ...

The role of the less active form of vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, or 25(OH)D, commonly called nutritional vitamin D, is not as clear and certainly a less common intervention for many issues and ...

The guideline advised against routine 25(OH)D testing in the following populations, all supported by "very low evidence": All ages (under 50, ages 50-74, and 75+) During pregnancy ...

By Priyanjana Pramanik, MSc. Children with low vitamin D levels face a greater risk of early heart disease, according to a ...

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