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    Vitamin D Vitamin D: Wonder Pill or Overkill? Wouldn’t it be great if one vitamin could build stronger bones and protect against diabetes‚ multiple sclerosis‚ cancer‚ heart disease‚ and depression? Or even help you lose weight? Researchers have high hopes for vitamin D -- which comes from our skin’s reaction to sunlight‚ a few foods‚ and supplements. Learn the facts in the slides ahead … and see who’s at risk for a "D" deficiency. Vitamin D Boosts Bone Health Vitamin D is critical for strong

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    Functions of Vitamin D

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    Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be found in food but significant amounts of vitamin D can also be produced by the body. It can be obtained from sun exposure‚ food‚ and supplements are biologically inert and must undergo two hydroxylations in the body for activation. The two major forms of which are vitamins D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). This paper not only looks into the essential function of vitamin D on the subject of bone health‚ but also other non-calcemic

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    Vitamin D Deficiency

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    to mature and mineralize normally. Because the bone is undermineralized it is also soft and ductile‚ and this leads to bowing of the limbs‚ widening and compression of the ends of the long bones‚ etc. In rickets‚ during prolonged deficiency of calcium (and phosphate)‚ the body increases PTH to prevent hypocalcemia by causing osteoclastic absorption of the bone. This‚ in turn‚ causes the bone to become progressively weaker‚ resulting in rapid osteoblastic activity. The osteoblasts produce large

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    Vitamin D Muscles

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    10/27/15 Vitamin D Deficiency Regarding Muscles Vitamin D deficiency has been tied to mainly bone pathologies. Recent research shows that the effects of Vitamin D span further than just affecting bones and particularly cause muscle weakness. Vitamin D is responsible for aiding in the absorption of other minerals‚ such as calcium. Calcium is a key ligand in muscle contractions‚ thus‚ Vitamin D indirectly can effect muscle contractions. An article published in Nutrition Reviews‚ Vitamin D: an overview

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    Vitamin D HW205 Kaplan University Vitamin D is actually not classified as a vitamin. It is considered a prohormone and its active form functions as a hormone. In the earlier years Vitamin D was always associated directly with milk. As the progression of research has shown‚ Vitamin D is prominent in many foods. The most vitamin D rich foods are milk‚ margarine‚ fortified cereals‚ fortified orange juice‚ canned tuna and other fish such as mackerel and salmon‚ and some whole

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    Vitamin D as Hormone

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    VITAMIN D (CALCITRIOL) INTRODUCTION: Bioactive vitamin D or calcitriol is a steroid hormone that has long been known for its important role in regulating body levels of calcium and phosphorus‚ and in mineralization of bone. More recently‚ it has become clear that receptors for vitamin D are present in a wide variety of cells‚ and that this hormone has biologic effects which extend far beyond control of mineral metabolism. Vitamin D is thus not

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    Vitamin D Deficiency

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    com/archive.php Research article VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY IN THE WELL FED CLASS OF PAKISTAN: THE POSSIBLE CAUSES AND TRENDS Yusra H. Siddiqui *‚ Rashid Minhas‚ Adnan Yaqoob‚ Samina Shakeel Department of Biochemistry‚ Quaid-e-Azam University‚ Islamabad‚ Pakistan This population-based survey was conducted to determine frequency of vitamin D deficiency in the twin cities of Pakistan. 1000 patients were evaluated for tests of circulating 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25-OHD) levels using electrochemiluminescence

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    Vitamin D assay

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    Journal 2011‚ 10:46 http://www.nutritionj.com/content/10/1/46 RESEARCH Open Access Misleading measures in Vitamin D analysis: A novel LC-MS/MS assay to account for epimers and isobars Iltaf Shah1‚ Ricky James1‚ James Barker2‚ Andrea Petroczi1 and Declan P Naughton1* Abstract Background: Recently‚ the accuracies of many commercially available immunoassays for Vitamin D have been questioned. Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC- MS/MS) has been shown to facilitate accurate

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    Anatomy and Physiology Assignment Research project: The role of calcium and vitamin D in the development and maintenance of bone structure What is Parathyrin? Parathyrin is a substance made by the parathyroid gland that helps the body store and use calcium. A higher than normal amount of parathyrin causes high levels of calcium in the blood and may be a sign of disease. Parathyrin is also sometimes known as Parathormone‚ parathyroid hormone and PTH. What is Calcatonin? Calcatonin is a hormone

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    of sun exposure‚ or vitamin D. An inverse relationship has been researched and found that those diagnosed with a deficiency in vitamin D can be at a higher risk for developing these forms of cancer. According to the American Cancer Society‚ 209‚060 cases of breast cancer‚ 21‚880 cases of ovarian cancer‚ 217‚730 cases of prostate cancer‚ and 102‚900 cases of colon cancer will be diagnosed in 2010 across the United States (1). Adequate intake or supplementation of vitamin D is a factor that can

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