A view on vitamin D: a pleiotropic factor?

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 22 January 2024; doi:10.1038/s41574-023-00942-0Vitamin D is precursor of the steroid hormone calcitriol and has important functions throughout the body, including increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium and phosphate. Vitamin D deficiency has been linked with a range of disorders, including several bone diseases. However, large trials of vitamin D supplementation have produced mixed results. Here, experts from around the world discuss several key questions in the vitamin D research and clinical fields.

Source: Nature Reviews Endocrinology - January 22, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Andrea Giustina Marise Lazaretti-Castro Adrian R. Martineau Rebecca S. Mason Clifford J. Rosen Inez Schoenmakers Source Type: research