Vitamin D Deficiency Higher in Immigrants to European Countries
Most Affected by Vitamin D Risk factors for vitamin D deficiency among migrants include dark-skin pigmentation, cultural practices such as veiling and insufficient sunlight exposure in the host country. It’s common among dark-skinned individuals who migrate to high- northern or low southern latitudes. Study Found Somali Migrants Suffers the Most Dr. Pawel Pludowski, The Children’s […]
Vitamin D Deficiency Management in Adults Through Pharmaceutical Care
The role of vitamin D in calcium homeostasis has been appreciated since 1921. However, the interest in vitamin D has been on the increase recently after the association of vitamin D with non-skeletal diseases as well and its potential role in the prevention of auto-immune disease, cancer, mental health problems and cardiovascular disease. Despite the […]
Vitamin D Deficiency – A Public Health Issue in Asian Populations
Human body is designed by nature that it requires a myriad of nutrients to meet its physiological needs for optimal functioning. Diet provides most of these nutrients however, fat soluble vitamin D, generally classified as a steroid hormone and is unique for being sourced from sunlight exposure. Dr. Saeed Akhtar, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Pakistan, said […]
An Evidence Based Review On Vitamin D’s Role in Respiratory Diseases
Vitamin D is one of the most widely studied vitamins in last ten years. Researchers in the field continue to get more data worldwide on its role in the regulation of various biological bodily functions which is mostly observational at present and the quality of evidence is moderate in view of the predominately small trials. […]
6th International Vitamin D Conference in Abu Dhabi
New Updates on Vitamin D The two-day “6th International Conference on Vitamin D Deficiency – Nutrition and Human Health” was held on the 9th and 10th of March 2017 at Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This year the conference focused on Vitamin D Deficiency – Nutrition and Human Health. The event […]