Vitamin D and Calcium Insufficiency-Related Chronic Diseases: an Emerging World-Wide Public Health Problem

Vitamin D and Calcium Insufficiency-Related Chronic Diseases: an Emerging World-Wide Public Health Problem

Vitamin D and calcium insufficiencies are risk factors for multiple chronic diseases. Data from 46 recent studies from Europe, North America, South-East Asia and the South Pacific area clearly indicate that a low vitamin D status and inadequate calcium nutrition are highly prevalent in the general p...

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Main Authors: Steven Boonen, Christel Lamberg-Allardt, Heide S. Cross, Meinrad Peterlik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2009-10-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
vitamin D status
calcium intake
25-hydroxyvitamin D
1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D
calcium-sensing receptor
osteoporosis
colorectal cancer
breast cancer
prevention
food fortification
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/6/10/2585/

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