scholarly journals The COVID-19 era recalls the importance of ensuring sufficient vitamin D status in the general population

2021 ◽  
pp. 105959
Author(s):  
Cédric Annweiler
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
General Population ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Sufficient Vitamin

scholarly journals Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease: An Updated Narrative Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 2896
Author(s):  
Armin Zittermann ◽  
Christian Trummer ◽  
Verena Theiler-Schwetz ◽  
Elisabeth Lerchbaum ◽  
Winfried März ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Vitamin D ◽  
High Risk ◽  
General Population ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Specific Gene ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Severe Vitamin ◽  
Increased Risk

During the last two decades, the potential impact of vitamin D on the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has been rigorously studied. Data regarding the effect of vitamin D on CVD risk are puzzling: observational data indicate an inverse nonlinear association between vitamin D status and CVD events, with the highest CVD risk at severe vitamin D deficiency; however, preclinical data and randomized controlled trials (RCTs) show several beneficial effects of vitamin D on the surrogate parameters of vascular and cardiac function. By contrast, Mendelian randomization studies and large RCTs in the general population and in patients with chronic kidney disease, a high-risk group for CVD events, largely report no significant beneficial effect of vitamin D treatment on CVD events. In patients with rickets and osteomalacia, cardiovascular complications are infrequently reported, except for an increased risk of heart failure. In conclusion, there is no strong evidence for beneficial vitamin D effects on CVD risk, either in the general population or in high-risk groups. Whether some subgroups such as individuals with severe vitamin D deficiency or a combination of low vitamin D status with specific gene variants and/or certain nutrition/lifestyle factors would benefit from vitamin D (metabolite) administration, remains to be studied.

scholarly journals Vitamin D levels in pregnant women in Uttarakhand, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 169
Author(s):  
Nikita Pahuja ◽  
Nidhi Chauhan ◽  
Vinita Kalra
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Deficiency ◽  
Bone Growth ◽  
Innate Immune ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Healthy Pregnancy ◽  
Vitamin D Levels ◽  
Increase Risk ◽  
Sufficient Vitamin

Background: A balanced, nutritious diet is an important aspect of a healthy pregnancy and its outcome. Vitamin D plays an important role in regular bone growth and in adequate function of innate immune system, including barrier function of mucous membrane. Vitamin D deficiency in adult females may increase risk of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes, bacterial vaginosis. The present study was undertaken to find the prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency in the women of Uttarakhand, India.Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences (HIMS), Swami Ram Nagar, Dehradun, India over a period of 12 months. Sample size was 100 pregnant females attending antenatal clinic.Results: Out of 100 subjects, 21 (21%) had deficient, 69 (69%) had insufficient and 10 (10%) had sufficient vitamin D status. Out of 21 deficient subjects, 18 (85.71%) were Hindus, 2 (9.52%) were Muslims, 1 (4.76%) was Sikh and no deficiency was seen in Christian. In the present study, deficient vitamin D status was seen in 1 (4.76%) in lower, 16 (76.19%) in middle and 4 (19.04%) subjects in upper socioeconomic status.Conclusions: It is concluded from our study that there is serious vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in the women of Uttarakhand, India.

In infants with sufficient vitamin D status at birth, vitamin D supplementation does not impact immune development

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (6) ◽  
pp. 686-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonatan Leffler ◽  
Cristina Gamez ◽  
Anderson P. Jones ◽  
Kristina Rueter ◽  
James F. Read ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Vitamin D Supplementation ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
Immune Development ◽  
Sufficient Vitamin

Vitamin D status, liver enzymes, and incident liver disease and mortality: a general population study

Endocrine ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tea Skaaby ◽  
Lise Lotte Nystrup Husemoen ◽  
Anders Borglykke ◽  
Torben Jørgensen ◽  
Betina Heinsbæk Thuesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
Liver Disease ◽  
General Population ◽  
Population Study ◽  
Liver Enzymes ◽  
Vitamin D Status ◽  
General Population Study

Determinants of vitamin D status in a general population of Danish adults

Bone ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 605-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Thuesen ◽  
L. Husemoen ◽  
M. Fenger ◽  
J. Jakobsen ◽  
P. Schwarz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin D ◽  
General Population ◽  
Vitamin D Status
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