Vitamin Deficiency

Known as: Unspecified vitamin deficiency, Vitamin Deficiency Disorder, HYPOVITAMINOSIS 
A disorder that is caused by the deficiency of a vitamin. The deficiency may result from either suboptimal vitamin intake or conditions that prevent… (More)
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Review
2018
Review
2018
Associations of vitamin D with insulin resistance, obesity, type 2 diabetes, and metabolic syndrome
The aim of this study is to determine the relationships of vitamin D with diabetes, insulin resistance obesity, and metabolic… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Baseline Serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D Is Predictive of Future Glycemic Status and Insulin Resistance
OBJECTIVE Accumulating epidemiological evidence suggests that hypovitaminosis D may be associated with type 2 diabetes and… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women and their newborns in northern India.
BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in India, a finding that is unexpected in a tropical country with abundant sunshine… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Developmental Vitamin D3 deficiency alters the adult rat brain.
There is growing evidence that Vitamin D(3) (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3)) is involved in brain development. We have recently shown… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Vitamin D and bone mineral density status of healthy schoolchildren in northern India.
BACKGROUND Current data on the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in India are scarce. OBJECTIVE We assessed the calcium… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among healthy adolescents.
BACKGROUND Although vitamin D deficiency has been documented as a frequent problem in studies of young adults, elderly persons… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Serum fat-soluble vitamin deficiency and abnormal calcium metabolism after malabsorptive bariatric surgery
Weight loss after biliopancreatic diversion or duodenal switch is due to decreased calorie absorption secondary to fat… (More)
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Vitamin D in preventive medicine: are we ignoring the evidence?
Vitamin D is metabolised by a hepatic 25-hydroxylase into 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and by a renal 1alpha-hydroxylase into… (More)
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Vitamin D3 and calcium to prevent hip fractures in elderly women.
BACKGROUND Hypovitaminosis D and a low calcium intake contribute to increased parathyroid function in elderly persons. Calcium… (More)
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Vitamin deficiencies and neural tube defects.
Serum folate, red cell folate, white blood cell vitamin C, riboflavin saturation index, and serum vitamin A were determined… (More)
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