PREGNANCY PLANNING. VITAMIN D DEFICIT – INFERTILITY, CORRECTION OF VITAMIN D DEFICIT

Vitamin D and vitamin D receptor levels in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Objective In this study, we aimed to evaluate vitamin D and vitamin D receptor levels in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Patients and methods In this cross-sectional study, a total of 80 children including 40 ADHD patients (aged 6-12 years; 28 males and 12 females) and 40 age-, sex-, and season of blood collection-matched controls (aged 6-12 years; 25 males and ...

Schizophrenia: implications of vitamin D deficit on brain development REVIEW

Psychiatry and Mental Health Clinic, Centro Hospitalar de São João, Porto, Portugal Department of Biochemistry, Medical Investigation Centre, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal CINTESIS Center for Research in Health Technologies and Information Systems, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Mental Health, Faculty of Medicine, Univer...

Magnesium deficit ? overlooked cause of low vitamin D status?

Like vitamin D deficit, magnesium deficit is considered to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Several steps in the vitamin D metabolism, such as vitamin D binding to its transport protein and the conversion of vitamin D into the hormonal form 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D by hepatic and renal hydroxylation, depend on magnesium as a cofactor. A new analysis of two National Health and Nutriti...

Vitamin D in Pregnancy and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-like Symptoms in Childhood.

BACKGROUND Vitamin D status during prenatal brain development may influence risk of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in childhood. However, there are no prospective studies addressing this hypothesis. We aimed to examine whether maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy is associated with risk of ADHD-like symptoms in offspring. METHODS We conducted a prospective stud...

Vitamin D Status and Its Association with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children