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ReviewNPJ science of food2025

Vitamin D: recent advances, associated factors, and its role in combating non-communicable diseases.

Deepika, Anita Kumari, Surender Singh, Md Faruque Ahmad, Debolina Chaki, Vikram Poria, Sandeep Kumar, Neha Saini, Nisha Yadav, Neelam Sangwan and 5 more

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Review in NPJ science of food, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

DeepikaDepartment of Nutrition Biology, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India.
Anita KumariDepartment of Nutrition Biology, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India. writetodranita@gmail.com.
Surender SinghDepartment of Microbiology, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India.
Md Faruque AhmadDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Debolina ChakiDepartment of Nutrition Biology, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India.
Vikram PoriaDepartment of Microbiology, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India.
Sandeep KumarDepartment of Microbiology, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India.
Neha SainiDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India.
Nisha YadavDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India.
Neelam SangwanDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Interdisciplinary and Applied Sciences, Central University of Haryana, Mahendergarh, Haryana, India.
Mona N BinMowynaCollege of Education, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.
Zayed D AlsharariDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, University of Tabuk, P.O. Box 741, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.
Nahla KambalDepartment of Clinical Nutrition, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Jazan University, Jazan, Saudi Arabia.
Jae Han MinFishing Community Research Bureau, Korea Maritime Institute, Busan, South Korea. minjaehan@gmail.com.
António RaposoCBIOS (Research Center for Biosciences and Health Technologies), Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias, Campo Grande 376, Lisboa, Portugal. antonio.raposo@ulusofona.pt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5286-2249

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The field of nutrigenomics has produced numerous studies indicating the impact of vitamin D on various disease conditions. Trace elements of this vitamin in the body play a significant role in the regulation of body metabolism. This immunomodulatory vitamin plays a role in management of both communicable (viz. respiratory illness like COVID-19 and Respiratory tract infections) and non-communicable diseases e.g., cancer, osteomalacia, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Deficient levels, i.e., vitamin D deficiency in body can lead to the onset of chronic non-communicable illnesses. Vitamin D plays a direct and sometimes indirect role in the progression (when deficient) and prevention (when sufficient) of non-communicable diseases. This essential nutrient may be obtained through dietary intake or supplements. However, the absorption of it relies on various factors, including the presence of complementary nutrients, chemical forms, and external stimuli such as UV-B and a healthy gastrointestinal tract. This review discusses vitamin D absorption and its role in non-communicable diseases with updates on methods for evaluating and fortifying this vitamin in varied diets. We also briefly highlight recommended dietary allowances by age group, absorption difficulties, and its significance in non-communicable disorders.

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PMID40514375
PMCPMC12166060

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