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Vitamin K as a diet supplement with impact in human health: current evidence in age-related idseases [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Vitamin K health benefits have been recently widely shown to extend beyond blood homeostasis and implicated in chronic low-grade inflammatory diseases such as cardiovascular disease, osteoarthritis, dementia, cognitive impairment, mobility disability ...
Araujo, Nuna C. P.   +3 more
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Lipid-soluble Vitamins A, D, and E in HIV-Infected Pregnant women in Tanzania. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
There is limited published research examining lipid-soluble vitamins in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected pregnant women, particularly in resource-limited settings.
A Coutsoudis   +61 more
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Analysis on vitamin A status and its influencing factors of students from parts of Hainan Province

open access: yesZhongguo shipin weisheng zazhi, 2021
ObjectiveTo understand the trend and influencing factors of vitamin A status among students from the pilot area of the "Nutrition Improvement Program for Compulsory Education Students in Rural Areas" (Shorten as "Program") in Hainan Province from 2014 to
FENG Qiqin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hypovitaminosis D in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis is predictive of reduced response to treatment and increased disease activity: a 12 month follow-up study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: Vitamin D displays immunomodulatory activities and has been proposed as a potential player in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Barchetta, Ilaria   +7 more
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Effects of vitamin A combined with dexamethasone on airway epithelium structure and function in asthmatic mice

open access: yesDi-san junyi daxue xuebao, 2019
Objective To observe the effects of vitamin A combined with glucocorticoid on the structure and function of airway epithelium in asthmatic mice. Methods Sixty specific pathogen-free female C57bl/6 mice (6 to 8 weeks old) were randomized equally into ...
HU Jie   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relationships between vitamin K and cognition: a review of current evidence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Vitamin K is a fat-soluble nutrient discovered in 1935 and its role in blood coagulation has been thoroughly explored. In recent years, studies conducted in vitro and on animals highlighted vitamin K involvement in brain cells development and survival ...
Alisi, Ludovico   +7 more
core   +2 more sources

Vitamin A – a scoping review for Nordic nutrition Recommendations 2023

open access: yesFood & Nutrition Research, 2023
Vitamin A refers to a group of fat-soluble compounds with retinol activity, including all-trans retinol and pro-vitamin A carotenoids. Bioactive compounds include retinal and all-trans retinoic acid with important functions in vision, immune function ...
Thomas Olsen, Ulf H. Lerner
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin D and immunity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to an increased risk of a wide range of adverse health outcomes. 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 mixed,
Geldenhuys, Sian   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Dietary diversity and associated factors among infants and young children in three West African countries

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
Providing children healthy diversified diets is important for their optimal growth and development. The high prevalence of under-nourishment during the critical early life period is of serious concern in West Africa.
Amynah Janmohamed   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vitamin D: Newer Concepts of Its Metabolism and Function at the Basic and Clinical Level. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
The interest in vitamin D continues unabated with thousands of publications contributing to a vast and growing literature each year. It is widely recognized that the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and the enzymes that metabolize vitamin D are found in many ...
Bikle, Daniel D
core   +1 more source

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