Browsing Human Nutrition by Subject "vitamin D"
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Association between food intake patterns and serum vitamin D concentrations in US adults.
( Cambridge University Press , 2022 , Article)The objective of this study was to investigate the association between food patterns and serum vitamin D concentrations in US adults. Data from two cycles of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 2003-2004 and ... -
The Association between Lifestyle Factors and COVID-19: Findings from Qatar Biobank.
( MDPI , 2024 , Article)Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) manifestations range from mild to severe life-threatening symptoms, including death. COVID-19 susceptibility has been associated with various factors, but studies in Qatar are limited. ... -
Association of Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration with Breast Cancer Risk in Postmenopausal Women in the US
( MDPI , 2022 , Article)The association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women is not well understood. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between serum ... -
Reply to "Double-counting of effect sizes and inappropriate exclusion of studies in "The influence of vitamin D supplementation on IGF-1 levels in humans: A systematic review and meta_analysis"
( Elsevier , 2021 , Other)Dear Editor, We appreciate the comments provided to us in the letter from Amiri et al. We would like to offer some clarifications in response to the comments. Firstly, the authors claimed that we included the control ... -
Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Is Inversely Associated with Monocyte Percentage to HDL Cholesterol Ratio among Young Healthy Adults in Qatar
( MDPI , 2021 , Article)Low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] is linked to an altered lipid profile. Monocytes play an important role in inflammation and lipid metabolism. Recently, monocyte percentage to HDL-cholesterol ratio (MHR) has emerged ... -
Serum Vitamin D Concentration ≥75 nmol/L Is Related to Decreased Cardiometabolic and Inflammatory Biomarkers, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes; and Increased Cardiorespiratory Fitness in US Adults
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)A serum vitamin D [25-hydroxyvitamin D, 25(OH)D] concentration of ≥75 nmol/L is recommended for optimal health. We investigated the relationship between serum 25(OH)D and metabolic syndrome (MetS), diabetes, cardiometabolic ... -
Serum vitamin D concentrations are inversely related to prevalence of metabolic syndrome in Qatari women.
( Wiley , 2019 , Article)Hypovitaminosis D has reached epidemic proportions in Qatar. Vitamin D is linked to several cardiometabolic diseases such as metabolic syndrome (MetSyn), diabetes, and atherosclerosis. It is not known if vitamin D status ... -
Validation of vitamin D-specific food frequency questionnaire against food records for Qatari women
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Measurement of vitamin D nutritional status through dietary assessment is cost effective. Food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) is usually validated against food records (FR). There is no vitamin D-specific FFQ for Qatar ... -
Vitamin D, Gut Microbiota, and Cardiometabolic Diseases: A Possible Three-Way Axis
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) is a precursor for several cardiometabolic diseases such as obesity, type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and cardiovascular diseases. Emerging evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency links to ...
