OBJECTIVES To evaluate the association of vitamin D level with insulin resistance, among healthy student's obese women, and to identify factors that may elucidate this association. METHODS One hundred and forty-seven female students between the age group of 18 and 25 years were included in this cross-sectional study, and the related socio-demographic and anthropometric data were obtained. The...

CONTEXT Systemic inflammation is thought to have a central role in diabetic long-term complications. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of vitamin D either with or without extra calcium on certain inflammatory biomarkers in the subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This was a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial conducted ov...

There is controversy surrounding the designation of vitamin D adequacy as defined by circulating levels of the metabolite 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D). Depending on the cutoff level chosen, dietary intakes of vitamin D may or may not provide sufficient impact upon vitamin D status measured as improvement in serum levels of 25(OH)D. We sought to examine whether modest daily doses (5-20 μg) as f...

Vitamin D deficiency and inadequacy is a worldwide problem that can cause serious health problems. reduce the risk of osteoporosis, cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease. obtained from four sources such as sun exposure, food, supplements fortification food. The research was conducted in October 2019. purpose this study to see stability vitamin D3 dadih during storage. High Performan...

BACKGROUND Iron deficiency (ID) and vitamin D deficiency (VDD) are common among young European children because of low dietary intakes and low compliance to vitamin D supplementation policies. Milk is a common drink for young European children. Studies evaluating the effect of milk fortification on iron and vitamin D status in these children are scarce. OBJECTIVE We aimed to investigate the e...

OBJECTIVE To determine if dietary, supplemental and total vitamin D intakes in the USA are influenced by income, race/ethnicity or gender. DESIGN Cross-sectional. US vitamin D intakes were estimated by poverty income ratio (PIR), race/ethnicity and gender using 24 h dietary intake recalls and dietary supplement use questionnaires. Statistical analyses of weighted data were performed using SAS...

Low dietary Ca intake and vitamin D insufficiency have been implicated as part of the aetiology leading to osteoporosis. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of a 30-month dietary intervention that combined supplementation of dairy products fortified with Ca and vitamin D3 and lifestyle and nutrition counselling sessions on bone mineral density (BMD) of postmenopausal women. ...

BACKGROUND We conducted a single-arm clinical trial in institutionalized seniors, on the effects of high-dose vitamin D3-fortified bread daily intake (clinicaltrials.gov registration NCT00789503). METHODS At 1 and 3 years after the dietary fortification was stopped, serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D), parathyroid hormone (PTH) and bone mineral density were measured in 23 of the original stud...

Asthma is an increasing global health burden, especially in the western world. Public health interventions are sought to lessen its prevalence or severity, and diet and nutrition have been identified as potential factors. With rapid changes in diet being one of the hallmarks of westernization, nutrition may play a key role in affecting the complex genetics and developmental pathophysiology of a...

BACKGROUND Inadequate vitamin D status is common in many populations around the world. OBJECTIVE The aim was to evaluate potentially modifiable determinants of vitamin D status in an older population. DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study from a population-based cohort including 538 white Dutch men and women aged 60-87 y. Vitamin D status was assessed by plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)...