Vitamin D supplementation may help manage hypertension, particularly in older adults with overweight or obesity, a new study ...

Low vitamin D levels can cause rickets in children, classically effecting toddlers but with increasing case reports in adolescence. Low vitamin D levels are associated with a variety of poor ...

Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD A vitamin D test is a blood test that measures the level of vitamin D (calciferol) in ...

Vitamin D affects how your immune system works, and plays a role in controlling certain types of inflammation, including the ...

and with serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D level between 10 and 30 ng/mL. They were divided into two groups wherein one was given ...

Despite the importance of vitamin D for overall health, it is estimated that about one billion people worldwide have a deficiency, usually defined as having serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 ...

According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, osteoporosis is the most common bone disease. It affects one in five ...

Researchers have identified that children deficient in vitamin D experience more severe symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea ...

Randomized, controlled trials of vitamin D supplementation and its long-term effects on blood pressure in children need to be undertaken to evaluate the effects of vitamin D on blood pressure.

New research finds that taking a daily vitamin D supplement may help lower blood pressure, especially for older adults with ...