Elisabeth Lerchbaum

TL;DR: Adequate vitamin D supplementation and sensible sunlight exposure to reach optimal vitamin D status are among the front line factors of prophylaxis for the spectrum of disorders.

TL;DR: Evidence that vitamin D is involved in female reproduction including IVF outcome (clinical pregnancy rates) and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is presented and vitamin D supplementation might improve menstrual frequency and metabolic disturbances in women.

TL;DR: Systematic vitamin D food fortification is an effective approach to improve vitamin D status in the general population and this has already been introduced by countries such as the US, Canada, India, and Finland.

TL;DR: An update on vitamin D guidelines and the current evidence on the role of vitamin D for human health with its subsequent implications for patient care and public health issues is provided.

TL;DR: The Styrian Vitamin D Hypertension Trial as discussed by the authors was a single-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted from June 2011 to August 2014 at the endocrine outpatient clinic of the Medical University of Graz, Austria, where 200 participants with arterial hypertension and 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels below 30 ng/mL were randomized to receive either 2800 IU of vitamin D3 per day as oily drops or placebo (n=100) for 8 weeks.