1. Skeletal health Vitamin D stimulates the intestinal absorption of dietary calcium, and low vitamin D levels can quickly lead to calcium deficiency.Lack of sufficient calcium impairs bone tissue mineralization, linked to low bone density and an increased risk of fractures and osteoporosis in ...
Vitamin deficiencies can cause or contribute to many ophthalmological conditions and eye diseases may even be the first presenting finding of a vitamin deficiency. As such, it is important for ophthalmologists to be aware of the ocular manifestations of vitamin deficiencies, especially give...
A deficiency in many of these can lead to illness. (29) Vitamin A is most important for good eyesight. But it is also important for general good health. Liver contains a large amount of vitamin A, but vitamin A is also found in fish, meat, milk, butter, and in some fruits and ...
Maternal vitamin D deficiency is one of the major risk factors for neonatal vitamin D deficiency followed by neonatal hypocalcaemia. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between delayed neonatal hypocalcaemia and maternal vitamin D deficiency. This is a descriptive cross-sectional...
Objectives To assess the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among patients in an inner-city practice with a large African American population, and to evaluate the efficacy of vitamin D replacement as part of routine care. Methods A chart review was undertaken to identify patients aged 18 years an...
There have been many studies of health benefits of vitamin D and risks associated with deficiency. They include the following: Autoimmune disease Type 1 diabetes (T1DM): Research has shown that children with type 1 diabetes have a higher chance of having a vitamin D deficiency compared with the...
D deficiency and fibro. I just want to be sure that those suffering from this illness are aware of the belief that fibro. is considered by some to be an adult form of rickets. It manifests itself with signs of so many symptoms because if the body is deficient in Vit. D then it ...
Because vitamin D3 is obtained in humans primarily as a result of exposure to sunlight,8this puts people living outside the tropics at particular risk for vitamin D deficiency, especially from late fall to early spring.9Further compounding the problem, many public health officials are concerned ...
Also, vitamin D3 deficiency is responsible for most autoimmune diseases. Be sure that you test your 25(OH)D3 levels. The level, if you are in a disease state, should be high normal in the normal range of 30 to 100 ng/ml (suggest 80 +/- 10 ng/ml). –Mark Pegram ...
Puertas and Manuel Dı́az-Llopis and Francisco Bosch-Morell and Francisco J. Romero - 《Mechanisms of Ageing & Development》 被引量: 54发表: 1999年 Association of vitamin D deficiency and age-related macular degeneration in medicare beneficiaries Several studies have found an association ...