Vitamin D as a Resilience Factor, Helpful for Survival of Potentially Fatal Conditions: A Hypothesis Emerging from Recent Findings of the ESTHER Cohort Study and the CHANCES Consortium

There is debate on whether vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for major chronic diseases and premature death or whether observed associations were just confounded by general health status. Here, we review recent results from the Epidemiologische Studie zu Chancen der Verhütung, Früherkennung und...

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Main Authors: Ben Schöttker, Hermann Brenner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-05-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/7/5/3264