"Vitamin D Deficiency" ed. by Julia Fedotova

This book attempts to clarify the role of Vitamin D deficiency in many pathological processes in the whole organism. Chapters in this book cover such issues as the earliest clinical and preclinical investigations of the consequences of Vitamin D deficiency for cognitive, cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, and renal disorders.

Vitamin D is the topic for many discussions in the scientific community. Nowadays, a different interpretation of this secosteroid hormone is needed. Today the term "vitamin" may be considered outdated. This compound may be correctly be called a vitamin only when it is administered to humans or animals that suffer from its deficiency.

Contents
1.Vitamin D and Its Deficiency in Saudi Arabia
2.Vitamin D Deficiency in Children
3.Maternal Vitamin D Status among Different Ethnic Groups and Its Potential Contribution to Adverse Pregnancy and Child Outcomes
4.Nutritional Considerations of Vitamin D Deficiency and Strategies of Food Fortification
5.An Evidence-Based Review of Efficacy and Safety of Dietary, Natural Supplements and Sunlight in Vitamin D Deficiency
6.Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Mood Disorders: A Systematic Review
7.The Effects of Vitamin D Deficiency on Neurodegenerative Diseases
8.Vitamin D3 Modulates NF-kB/p65, 17β-Estradiol, and Vitamin D Receptors Expression at Estrogen Deficiency
9.Vitamin D and Obesity
10.Vitamin D Deficiency and Diabetes Mellitus
11.Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease: The Final Chapter?
12.Vitamin D and Autoimmune Diseases
13.Vitamin D Deficiency in Renal Disease