Several previous reports of small cohorts have found significantly higher serum 1,25-dihydroxy vitamin D (1,25-vit D) in obese compared with nonobese whites. Based on these reports and on recent in vitro studies of adipocytes which suggest that administration of 1,25-vit D can stimulate lipogenesis and inhibit lipolysis, some investigators have proposed that high 1,25-vit D may play a role in p...

This study investigated the effects of vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid) and folic acid supplementation n the levels of enzymes activities such as paraoxonase (PON1) and arylesterase and metabolites in he plasma of heat-stressed Japanese quails (Coturnix coturnix japonica) kept at 34°C. A total of 150 apanese quails (10 days old) were randomly assigned to five treatment groups, with three replicates ...

Methods Upon the approval of local ethical committee, a total of 491 patients admitted to ICU of two centers between January 2014 and January 2015 were evaluated retrospectively. The patients who were under 18 years old, elective surgery and whose serum vitamin D levels and outcomes were unknown were excluded from the study. A total of 213 patients were included in the study and divided into 2 ...

this experiment was conducted to evaluate effects of different levels of mineral and vitamin premixes with wheat and corn base diets on performance and egg traits of laying hens. experiment carried out as 2*5 factorial include wheat and corn base diets and 5 levels of minerals and vitamin premixes (0, 0.25, 0.35, 0.45 and 0.55 percentage) in a completely randomized design with 360 hi-line (w36)...

Vitamin E (vit. E) and vitamin C (vit. C) are antioxidants that inhibit nociception. The effect of these vitamins on oxidative-stress markers in the spinal cord of rats with chronic constriction injury (CCI) of the sciatic nerve is unknown. This study investigated the effect of intraperitoneal administration of vit. E (15 mg·kg-1·day-1) and vit. C (30 mg·kg-1·day-1), given alone or in combinati...

New Zealand has one of the highest rates of Crohn's Disease (CD) in the world, and there is much speculation as to why this might be. A high risk of CD has been associated with deficient or insufficient levels of Vitamin D (Vit D), lifestyle as well as various genetic polymorphisms. In this study we sought to analyse the relevance of serum Vit D levels, lifestyle and genotype to CD status. Seru...

BACKGROUNDS The association of dietary vitamin C (vit C) on periodontitis requires more valid evidence from large representative samples to enable sufficient adjustments. This study aimed to evaluate the association between dietary vit C intake and periodontitis after controlling for various confounders in the representative Korean adult population. METHOD A total of 10,930 Korean adults (≥19...

Vitamin- D deficiency is one of the causes for muscle disorders. The present study was aimed to evaluate performance hand grip strength (HGS) determine dysfunctions in patients with newly diagnosed hypothyroidism. Our objectives are compare results vit-D supplement and without after 8 months’ thyroid therapy. A prospective Eight period carried out among 120 subjects attending Shadan hospital In...

Two hundred and sixteen weanling gilts (6.65+/-0.08 kg) were used to determine the effects of decreasing supplemental concentrations of Zn, Cu, Fe, and Mn, and trace mineral source (inorganic vs. chelated) on growth performance, mineral status, and fecal mineral concentrations from weaning through development. The study was conducted over three trials with 72 pigs in each trial. Gilts were bloc...