Vitamin D Deficiency

A recent study found that individuals from underrepresented populations with vitamin D deficiency may be at a higher risk for breast cancer.

Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina women who have low vitamin D concentrations may be more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer than those with adequate concentrations, according to a study published in Cancer.

Vitamin D deficiency may increase one’s risk for developing autoimmune hypothyroidism, according to study findings published in BMC Endocrine Disorders.

Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists have an important role in diabetic kidney disease and related cardiovascular consequences, according to a speaker at the World Congress on Insulin Resistance, Diabetes & Cardiovascular Disease.

Individuals with vitamin D deficiency were more likely to develop CVD and higher BP than those with normal levels of vitamin D, according to findings published in the European Heart Journal.

Vitamin D deficiency status was linked to increased length of stay, but lower in-hospital mortality, in patients hospitalized with acute HF, according to a presentation from the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Vitamin D3 supplementation did not reduce fracture risk in a large cohort of U.S. adults not selected for vitamin D deficiency or osteoporosis, according to an ancillary analysis of the VITAL trial.

Patients on hemodialysis who received cholecalciferol supplementation for 12 weeks experienced increases a-klotho levels, results of a randomized placebo-controlled trial showed.

According to published results, preoperative vitamin D deficiency may adversely affect early functional outcomes and increase the risk of moderate to severe knee pain in postmenopausal women who undergo total knee arthroplasty.

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said there is not enough evidence to assess the balance of benefits and harms of vitamin D deficiency screening in nonpregnant, asymptomatic adults.