A study published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism  explores the relationship between weight loss, vitamin D status, | Cardiology ...

the "normal" blood level of vitamin D (25-OH vitamin D) was based on the amount needed to keep PTH from becoming abnormally high. Again, PTH at high levels can cause calcium loss from the bone ...

PTH also induces the expression of renal 1α vitamin D hydroxylase (CYP1α), which converts 25(OH) vitamin D to its active form, 1,25[OH] 2 vitamin D (calcitriol). Vitamin D, in turn, stimulates ...

Prolonged vitamin D deficiency can cause hyperparathyroidism and hypocalcemia. Hyperparathyroidism is when one or more of the glands that make parathyroid hormone (PTH) are overactive. Symptoms ...

Maintaining bone health involves more than just boosting calcium and vitamin D intake This common misconception along with ...

When Vitamin D levels are insufficient, the body adapts by increasing parathyroid hormone production, which helps regulate ...

Jørgensen et al. assessed concentrations of osteoprotegerin, RANKL, vitamin D and parathyroid hormone in 2,003 men and 2,134 women aged >24 years. BMD of the forearm was measured at baseline and ...

Bone fracture may be among the adverse outcomes of acute kidney injury (AKI), investigators suggest. In a retrospective study of 123,426 Australian adults, 14,549 (12%) experienced an AKI episode and ...