Basic information

» Vitamin D Council, a non-profit organisation whose mission is to increase public and professional awareness of the health benefits of vitamin D: http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/

Public organisations

» The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is the largest global non-governmental organisation dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis: http://iofbonehealth.org/

Scientific articles

» Vitamin D & dementia: 25-Hydroxyvitamin D, dementia, and cerebrovascular pathology in elders receiving home services: http://www.neurology.org/cgi/content/abstract/74/1/18

» Vitamin D: the alternative hypothesis. Paul J. Alberta, Amy D. Proalb, Trevor G. Marshall Nutr Rev. 2008: http://autoimmunityresearch.org/transcripts/AR-Albert-VitD.pdf

» Vitamin D: a D-Lightful health perspective. Boston University Medical Center, USA: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18844847

Articles

» Vitamin D in the New York Times: http://health.nytimes.com/health/guides/nutrition/vitamin-d/overview.html

» The Changing Faces of Vitamin D: www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/121421682/issue

Research

» The latest news in English from the world’s leading vitamin D researchers: http://www.vitamindcouncil.org

» The database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&cmd=Search&doptcmdl=DocSum&term=VITAMIN D

» Update in vitamin D. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2010 Feb. United States. New data being extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). “The newest statistics demonstrate that more than 90% of the pigmented populace of the United States (Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians) now suffer from vitamin D insufficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D <30 ng/ml), with nearly three fourths of the white population in this country also being vitamin D insufficient.” http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20133466?itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum&ordinalpos=1

» VITAL, an ongoing trial on the health effects of vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids: www.vitalstudy.org

» A recent study carried out in the U.S. has found a connection between vitamin D deficiency and inflammatory diseases (such as heart disease, multiple sclerosis and osteoarthritis) in healthy women: www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/145727.php

» Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology: Vitamin D linked to cognitive problems in older people: www.scientificblogging.com/news_releases/vitamin_d_linked_cognitive_problems_older_people

» A Dutch study identified a clear association between low vitamin D levels and severity of depression in older adults: http://archpsyc.ama-assn.org/cgi/reprint/65/5/508