Vitamin D deficiency, skin, and sunshine: A review

Wadhwa, S; Sharma, DS; Mehta, M; Thakur, D; Mahajan, S; Singh, SK; Satija, S

Vitamin D deficiency, skin, and sunshine: A review

Wadhwa, S Sharma, DS Mehta, M Thakur, D Mahajan, S Singh, SK Satija, S

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Citation:: International Journal of Green Pharmacy, 2018, 12, (2), pp. S345-S353
Issue Date:: 2018-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Wadhwa, S
dc.contributor.author	Sharma, DS
dc.contributor.author	Mehta, M
dc.contributor.author	Thakur, D
dc.contributor.author	Mahajan, S
dc.contributor.author	Singh, SK
dc.contributor.author	Satija, S https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4702-6534
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-12T03:28:12Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-12T03:28:12Z
dc.date.issued	2018-04-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Green Pharmacy, 2018, 12, (2), pp. S345-S353
dc.identifier.issn	0973-8258
dc.identifier.issn	1998-4103
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161744
dc.description.abstract	The sunshine vitamin - “Vitamin D” is a subject of interest that attracted researcher’s attention in the past few decades. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin and also a nutrient which increases the calcium absorption and plays an important part in the maintenance of body’s immune system and bone formation. However, the deficiency of Vitamin D, also known as hypovitaminosis D, will affect various body parts such as the brain, heart, muscle, immune system, and bones. Thus, the deficiency leads to severe conditions such as osteopenia, osteoporosis, rickets (in children), hypertension, fractures and falls in adults, cancers, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, infections, and neurological disorders. An effective approach for the deficiency prevention is the thorough understanding of Vitamin D sources, Vitamin D serum levels, and deficiency symptoms, linked with different pathological conditions, requirement and maintenance in the body, sunlight exposure duration, and effective treatment dose. Therefore, the present review will lay an emphasis on the role of Vitamin D, the reasons for its deficiency, available sources, and treatment options reported so far.
dc.language	en
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Green Pharmacy
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dc.subject	1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 1115 Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences
dc.title	Vitamin D deficiency, skin, and sunshine: A review
dc.type	Journal Article
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
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Abstract:

The sunshine vitamin - “Vitamin D” is a subject of interest that attracted researcher’s attention in the past few decades. Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin and also a nutrient which increases the calcium absorption and plays an important part in the maintenance of body’s immune system and bone formation. However, the deficiency of Vitamin D, also known as hypovitaminosis D, will affect various body parts such as the brain, heart, muscle, immune system, and bones. Thus, the deficiency leads to severe conditions such as osteopenia, osteoporosis, rickets (in children), hypertension, fractures and falls in adults, cancers, diabetes, autoimmune diseases, infections, and neurological disorders. An effective approach for the deficiency prevention is the thorough understanding of Vitamin D sources, Vitamin D serum levels, and deficiency symptoms, linked with different pathological conditions, requirement and maintenance in the body, sunlight exposure duration, and effective treatment dose. Therefore, the present review will lay an emphasis on the role of Vitamin D, the reasons for its deficiency, available sources, and treatment options reported so far.

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