Doctors fear a return of the 19th century disease rickets as the number of children suffering from vitamin D deficiencies increases. There has been a four-fold increase in the bone disease - which has ...

It is generally agreed that a number of types of nutritional deficiencies, including vitamin D-deficient rickets, can cause a temporary state of immune deficiency. As a result, children with rickets ...

Our bodies create vitamin D when ultraviolet rays in sunlight convert a protein called 7-dehydrocholesterol in the skin into ...

If it’s not caught in time, vitamin D toxicity can progress to kidney failure, irregular heartbeat and eventually, death. If ...

In a recent narrative review published in Nutrients, researchers discuss the evidence arguing for the efficiency and safety of 2000 international units (IU), i.e., 50 micrograms (µg) of vitamin D ...

‌Vitamins are important to your body’s health. The vitamins in your food, that you absorb from your environment, or get from supplements all work together. However, too much of certain vitamins can ...