Abstract
Vitamin D is very important for overall health and wellbeing. A major source of vitamin D comes from exposure to sunlight. Measurement of 25-hydroxyvitamin D in the blood and not 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D is used to determine vitamin D status. A blood level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D of at least 20 ng/mL is considered to be vitamin D sufficient. Vitamin D deficiency increases the risk of many common cancers, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, hypertension, cardiovascular heart disease, and type I diabetes.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Review
MeSH terms
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Autoimmune Diseases / etiology
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Autoimmune Diseases / metabolism
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Autoimmune Diseases / prevention & control
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Bone and Bones / drug effects
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Bone and Bones / metabolism
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Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology
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Cardiovascular Diseases / metabolism
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Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / etiology
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / metabolism
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / prevention & control
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Humans
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Models, Biological
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Neoplasms / etiology
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Neoplasms / metabolism
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Neoplasms / prevention & control
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Osteoporosis / etiology
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Osteoporosis / metabolism
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Osteoporosis / prevention & control
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Vitamin D / analogs & derivatives
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Vitamin D / blood
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Vitamin D / metabolism
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Vitamin D / therapeutic use*
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Vitamin D Deficiency / complications
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Vitamin D Deficiency / drug therapy*
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Vitamin D Deficiency / metabolism
Substances
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Vitamin D
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25-hydroxyvitamin D