Vitamin D, a fat soluble vitamin, is important for several body functions, including heart activity. The human body needs 25-hydroxy vitamin D between 20 and 40 ng/mL to function properly and ...

Studies have shown that magnesium is beneficial in activating vitamin D in the liver and kidneys, said Dr Manjusha Agarwal, senior consultant, internal medicine, Gleneagles Hospital Parel Mumbai. But ...

Two key tests help measure vitamin D levels: Vitamin D 25, Hydroxy and Vitamin D 1, 25 Dihydroxy. The Vitamin D 25, Hydroxy test measures the most common form of vitamin D in the blood and is ...

Researchers determine the impact of vitamin D levels during pregnancy and their role in maternal and infant health outcomes.

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 ...

Researchers attempted to ascertain the relationship between vitamin D levels in athletes and the structural and functional ...

The best way to find out if you need to supplement with vitamin D is by taking a blood test. Specifically, your doctor should administer a 25-hydroxy vitamin D test, which you can ask for at your ...

A study from the Netherlands found that those living with depression showed 14% lower circulating concentrations of vitamin D (25-hydroxyvitamin D, a form of vitamin D) than those not diagnosed ...

The D-Lay MS trial included 303 untreated patients with newly diagnosed with CIS (within 90 days), serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D concentration < 100 nmol/L at baseline, and diagnostic MRI meeting ...

Researchers have found in a new study that Children with a history of severe bronchiolitis in infancy who had low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (< 20 ng/mL) at age 3 had a higher risk of ...