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Nutritional priorities, practices and preferences of athletes and active individuals in the context of new product development in the sports nutrition sector

open access: yesFrontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2023
IntroductionSports nutrition is a rapidly growing sector with increasing demand for evidence-based nutritional products to support competitive and healthy lifestyles.
Conor C. Carey, Lorna Doyle, Alice Lucey
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Global differences in vitamin D status and dietary intake: a review of the data

open access: yesEndocrine Connections, 2022
Background: Internationally, concern has been repeatedly raised about the little notable progress in the collection, analysis and use of population micronutrient status and deficiency data globally.
Kevin D Cashman
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The health effects of vitamin D supplementation: evidence from human studies

open access: yesNature Reviews Endocrinology, 2021
Vitamin D supplementation can prevent and cure nutritional rickets in infants and children. Preclinical and observational data suggest that the vitamin D endocrine system has a wide spectrum of skeletal and extra-skeletal activities.
R. Bouillon   +5 more
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The Effects of Vitamin D on Immune System and Inflammatory Diseases

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2021
Immune cells, including dendritic cells, macrophages, and T and B cells, express the vitamin D receptor and 1α-hydroxylase. In vitro studies have shown that 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the active form of vitamin D, has an anti-inflammatory effect.
Tomoka Ao, J. Kikuta, M. Ishii
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evidence that Vitamin D Supplementation Could Reduce Risk of Influenza and COVID-19 Infections and Deaths

open access: yesNutrients, 2020
The world is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health measures that can reduce the risk of infection and death in addition to quarantines are desperately needed.
W. Grant   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Vitamin D and Cancer [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2012
Vitamin D system is a complex pathway that includes precursors, active metabolites, enzymes, and receptors. This complex system actives several molecular pathways and mediates a multitude of functions. In addition to the classical role in calcium and bone homeostasis, vitamin D plays "non-calcemic" effects in host defense, inflammation, immunity, and ...
VUOLO, LAURA   +3 more
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Vitamin D and Glomerulonephritis [PDF]

open access: yesMedicina, 2021
Vitamin D presents a plethora of different functions that go beyond its role in skeletal homeostasis. It is an efficient endocrine regulator of the Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System (RAAS) and erythropoiesis, exerts immunomodulatory effects, reduces the cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.
Guido Gembillo   +4 more
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Vitamin D and the epigenome [PDF]

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2014
Epigenetic mechanisms play a crucial role in regulating gene expression. The main mechanisms involve methylation of DNA and covalent modifications of histones by methylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, or ubiquitination. The complex interplay of different epigenetic mechanisms is mediated by enzymes acting in the nucleus.
Irfete S. Fetahu   +2 more
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Global View of Per Capita Daily Vitamin D Supply Estimates as Proxy Measures for Vitamin D Intake Data

open access: yesJBMR Plus, 2021
Nationally representative data on vitamin D intake can inform on the adequacy of dietary supply of vitamin D in a population, but such data is lacking for a majority of countries.
Kevin D. Cashman
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