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Showing 1 to 20 of 58 for “"Vitamin D deficiency"”.
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Quantifying the Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency and Alcohol Exposure on Immune Response to Mycobacterium Infection
… response. Previous studies on the role of vitamin D3 and its modulation of host response have shown increased anti-inflammatory cytokines and effector substrates during innate immune response; however, many of these studies investigated only single, often dissimilar, levels of …
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Examining The Potential For Vitamin D Deficiency In Young Saudi Women Living In Canada: A Qualitative Study
More than a billion people worldwide suffer from vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. Canada, which has a long winter and high latitude, has a high rate of vitamin D deficiency. The Middle East also, in particular Saudi Arabia, has one of the highest rates of vitamin D deficiency in the world. …
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A Best Practice Guideline for Screening and Treating Vitamin D Deficiency in a Primary Care Setting: Moving Beyond the Bones
<p>The importance of vitamin D to bone health is well known, yet new research has linked vitamin D to numerous chronic diseases severely affecting our society. Recent studies have suggested vitamin D plays a critical role in conditions such as diabetes, cancers, and cardiovascular diseases. These …
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Prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency among breast cancer survivors
… objective of this study was to determine if vitamin D deficiency is a prevalent problem for female breast cancer survivors (BCS) who have completed treatment for breast cancer. Ninetynine breast cancer survivors and a control population of fifty-five women with no history of breast cancer …
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Comparison on metabolic markers and hormone level according to serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level
OBJECT: Vitamin D have diverse effects on various metabolic markers and hormone. We investigated multiple roles of vitamin D by comparing metabolic markers and hormone levels according to serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D level. METHODS: We investigated 3,399 women who had periodic health examination in …
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The life course of Vitamin D: the risk of deficiency in British Archaeological Populations
… aimed to broaden the existing knowledge of vitamin D deficiency on British archaeological populations. The assessment for rickets and osteomalacia within three populations that span from the 10th to 19th century in England was conducted and the results were integrated with the bio-cultural …
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The Effects of Vitamin D and Sarcopenia on Bone mineral density in Korean women
… burden. Previous studies suggestedthat vitamin D may prevent fractures by improving muscle mass as well as via increasing bone density directly.The purpose of the study is to determine thatthe influence of vitamin D on bone mineral density depends on its effects on muscle mass. We …
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Vitamin D and cardiac autonomic tone: Cardiovascular implications in humans with and without chronic kidney disease
Vitamin D deficiency (<50nmol/L 25-hydroxy vitamin D) affects more than 1 billion people worldwide. Furthermore, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a common cause of mortality globally. Observational studies have shown that vitamin D deficiency and CVD are associated, specifically in the chronic …
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Vitamin D as a measure of health throughout the lifecycle
Vitamin D deficiency is a common occurrence globally and in particular, in at risk populations such as young children, pregnant women and the elderly. This is mainly due to the lack of natural dietary sources of vitamin D and the limited cutaneous production of vitamin D3. Vitamin D has been …
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Bone metabolism abnormalities in children with epilepsy at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
… 17 and controls 3 years with a range of 1 to 12. Vitamin D deficiency was present in 11(16.2%) of children with epilepsy compared to 6(8.8%) in the control group. Vitamin D insufficiency was present in 30(44.1%) in children with epilepsy compared to 27(39.7%) in the control group. Children with …
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Poor vitamin D status, obesity and associated health outcomes: focus on groups at risk
Vitamin D deficiency affects many population groups; but there are some groups that are at increased risk such as older people. It has been shown that obesity may influence vitamin D status. There is also emerging evidence linking poor vitamin D status to obesity related chronic diseases. This …
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Vitamin D Inhibits Expression of Protein Arginine Deiminase 2 and 4 in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomoyelitis Model Of Multiple Sclerosis
… pathogenesis of MS is poorly understood, though vitamin D deficiency is a well-associated risk factor for developing the disorder. Using the experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model of MS we demonstrate vitamin D treatment to attenuate over-expression of PAD 2 and 4 in the brain and …
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The state of prisoner dietary health and the impact of dietary interventions on prisoner health, wellbeing and behaviour
… could lead to better health outcomes. Vitamin D deficiency is global, and evidence suggests it improves health beyond its primary role in bone health. As a vitamin difficult to obtain from diet, and mainly acquired from sunlight exposure, prisoners are highly vulnerable to deficiency. …
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The effect of Vitamin D status on lung function and airway inflammation in adults in Saudi Arabia and the UK
Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide health problem and more extensively present in the gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia and in high latitude countries such as the United Kingdom. Many previous cross-sectional studies have investigated the correlation between vitamin D status and lung function, …
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Vitamin D during Pregnancy
Vitamin D plays an important role in promoting healthy pregnancy and fetal development. There is a lack of knowledge on (1) the effect of vitamin D deficiency/ insufficiency on pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, (2) the association between maternal plasma vitamin D concentration and dietary intake, …
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Seen but not heard: Reconstructing the early life history of the Industrial child through carbon and nitrogen stable isotope analysis of dentine collagen
… on these individuals to identify childhood vitamin D deficiency. A total of 20 adults (20/157) and 22 non-adults (22/357) were chosen for carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) stable isotope analysis. Incremental dentine analysis was performed on the first permanent molar and isotopic profiles …
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The Role of Vitamin D and Antipsychotic Drug-induced Weight Gain
… metabolic syndrome in this patient population. Vitamin D is essential in the normal functioning of the musculoskeletal system. However, its deficiency is prevalent. Vitamin D is involved in the pathology of mental illness, including schizophrenia. Furthermore, in recent years, it has also been …
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PKC-δ and Insulin Resistance in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Effect of Vitamin D
… Several studies have demonstrated a link between vitamin D deficiency, high fructose diet, and NAFLD in human and rodents. The specific aim of this study is to investigate and characterize the isotype of nPKCs involved in the inhibition of IRS-1 pathway using a swine model and to evaluate the …
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