The report by Hyppönen and Power in this issue of the Journal (1) highlights a frustrating
and regrettable situation for nutrition researchers. In the early 1970s, the same serum 25-…

Most circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D originates from exposure to sunlight; nevertheless,
many factors can impair this process, necessitating periodic reliance on dietary sources to …

Global high prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency and re-emergence of rickets and the
growing scientific evidence linking low circulating 25-hydroxyvitmain D to increased risk of …

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient for bone health and may influence the risks of respiratory
illness, adverse pregnancy outcomes, and chronic diseases of adulthood. Because many …

Flaxseed is the richest source of the lignan secoisolariciresinol diglucoside (SDG). After
ingestion, SDG is converted to secoisolariciresinol, which is further metabolised to the …

Methods We systematically searched the MEDLINE database, for the period 1996 to June
30, 2008, and the Cochrane Library using the terms “vitamin D,”“vitamin D deficiency,”“25-…

Vitamin D deficiency can lead to musculoskeletal diseases such as rickets and osteomalacia,
but vitamin D supplementation may also prevent extraskeletal diseases such as respiratory …

New Zealand children, particularly those of Māori and Pacific ethnicity, may be at risk for low
vitamin D status because of low vitamin D intakes, the country's latitude (35–46S), and skin …

Background: The 2011 Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) for vitamin D use 25-hydroxyvitamin
D [25(OH)D] concentrations to define vitamin D deficiency (<30 nmol/L), the Estimated …

Dietary patterns established during adolescence might play a role in adulthood disease. We
examined the stability of dietary patterns (DPs) from childhood through adolescence and …