The health benefits of UV radiation exposure through Vitamin D production or non-Vitamin D pathways
The active form of vitamin D has an important role in calcium metabolism and in bone mineralisation, but the evidence for other health outcomes is mi…
Recent work highlights both vitamin D and non-vitamin D effects on cellular immunity that suggests that higher levels of sun exposure and/or vitamin…
In disease settings, vitamin D may be important for maintaining optimal lung epithelial integrity and suppressing inflammation, but less is known of…
Epidemiological evidence from the past decade suggests a role of vitamin D in food allergy pathogenesis
Prenatal exposure to vitamin D is thought to be critical for optimal fetal neurodevelopment, yet vitamin D deficiency is apparent in a growing propor…
High dose vitamin D supplementation is associated with a shift to a more inflammatory faecal microbiome and increased susceptibility to colitis
New evidence indicates that both high and low 25(OH)D levels may be associated with increased health risks.
Vitamin D deficiency in a predominantly white Caucasian cohort of pregnant women is less prevalent than has been reported in other studies
This paper is a comment in response to a review of Vitamin D status and its association with ill health.