Extraskeletal Effects of Vitamin D

Focuses exclusively on extraskeletal effects of vitamin D and its deficiency Discusses the role of vitamin D in autoimmune and infectious disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, neurological disease and cognitive function Ideal for clinical endocrinologists and primary care physicians

Emilia Pauline Liao, MD, Assistant Professor, Zucker School of Medicine at Hoftsra/Northwell, Lenox Hill Hospital, Division of Endocrinology, New York, NY, USA

Vitamin D Biochemistry and Physiology.- Vitamin D and Autoimmune Diseases.- Vitamin D and Infectious Diseases.- Vitamin D and Prostate Cancer.- Vitamin D and Colon Cancer.- Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes.- Vitamin D and Cardiovascular Disease and Hypertension.- Vitamin D and Obesity.- Vitamin D and Reproductive Function.- Vitamin D and Muscle Weakness.- Vitamin D and Neurological Diseases.- Vitamin D and Cognitive Function.