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Browsing Faculty of Medicine (FM) by Subject "D SUPPLEMENTATION"

Browsing Faculty of Medicine (FM) by Subject "D SUPPLEMENTATION"

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  • Can the sunshine vitamin melt the fat? 
    El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (PHILADELPHIA1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-2899 USA, 2012)
    [No abstract available]
  • Effect of vitamin D replacement on hip structural geometry in adolescents: A randomized controlled trial 
    Al-Shaar L.; Nabulsi M.; Maalouf J.; El-Rassi R.; Vieth R.; Beck T.J.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2013)
    Background: We have shown in a randomized controlled trial that vitamin D increases bone mass, lean mass and bone area in adolescent girls, but not boys. These increments may translate into improvements in bone geometry ...
  • Hypovitaminosis D in developing countries-prevalence, risk factors and outcomes 
    Arabi A.; El Rassi R.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (NEW YORK75 VARICK ST, 9TH FLR, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1917 USA, 2010)
    Hypovitaminosis D is a prevalent disorder in developing countries. Clinical manifestations of hypovitaminosis D include musculoskeletal disorders, such as nonspecific muscle pain, poor muscle strength and low BMD, as well ...
  • Hypovitaminosis D osteopathy: Is it mediated through PTH, lean mass, or is it a direct effect? 
    Arabi A.; Baddoura R.; Awada H.; Salamoun M.; Ayoub G.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (NEW YORK360 PARK AVE SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10010-1710 USA, 2006)
    Hypovitaminosis D is increasing worldwide and is associated with low bone mass. The effects of hypovitaminosis D on bone might be direct or mediated through decreased muscle mass and function and-or secondary hyperparathyroidism. ...
  • IOF position statement: Vitamin D recommendations for older adults 
    Dawson-Hughes B.; Mithal A.; Bonjour J.-P.; Boonen S.; Burckhardt P.; Fuleihan G.E.-H.; Josse R.G.; Lips P.; Morales-Torres J.; Yoshimura N. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, 6TH FLOOR, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2010)
    This position paper of the International Osteoporosis Foundation makes recommendations for vitamin D nutrition in elderly men and women from an evidence-based perspective. © International Osteoporosis Foundation and National ...
  • PTH level but not 25 (OH) vitamin D level predicts bone loss rates in the elderly 
    Arabi A.; Baddoura R.; El-Rassi R.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, 6TH FLOOR, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2012)
    We assessed the impact of calciotropic hormones on bone loss in 195 elderly subjects. After a median follow up of 4 years, parathyroid hormone (PTH) correlated negatively with changes in bone mineral density (BMD) at all ...
  • Vitamin D status among patients visiting a tertiary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A retrospective review of 3475 cases 
    Alfawaz H.; Tamim H.; Alharbi S.; Aljaser S.; Tamimi W. (LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, FLOOR 6, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2014)
    Background: Vitamin D deficiency has been implicated in several chronic, non-communicable diseases independent of its conventional role in bone and calcium homeostasis. In this retrospective study, we determined the ...

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