Vitamin D Deficiencies

Follow the links below to find information about conditions caused by Vitamin D deficiencies.

Updated March 2012

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Title:   Vitamin D
Publisher:   Cancer Council Victoria
Description:   The sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the major cause of skin cancer and best source of vitamin D. Sensible sun protection does not put people at risk of vitamin D deficiency.
Date:   May 2012
Title:   Vitamin D
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Information about sun skin cancer and vitamin D
Date:   May 2012
Title:   Rickets
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Rickets is a preventable bone disease of early childhood, caused by vitamin D deficiency. It can lead to soft and weakened bones, fractures, bone and muscle pain, and bony deformities. Children with naturally dark skin or inadequate exposure to sunlight are most at risk. Other causes may be nutritional deficiencies and disorders of the liver, kidney or small intestine.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Vitamin D
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   In pregnancy, vitamin D helps the development of a baby's bones.
Date:   Nov 2011
Title:   Vitamin D and pregnancy
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   In pregnancy, vitamin D helps the development of a baby's bones. If you have a vitamin D deficiency (low levels of vitamin D) it can affect the amount of calcium your baby has in his or her bones.
Date:   Oct 2011
Title:   The use of regular vitamin D preparations for children and adults with cystic fibrosis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Cystic fibrosis with pancreatic insufficiency can cause vitamins, such as vitamin D, to be inadequately absorbed leading to vitamin deficiencies. Lack of vitamin D (vitamin D deficiency) can cause specific problems such as bone deformity and bone fractu...
Date:   Feb 2012
Title:   Sunshine and vitamin D
Publisher:   Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia)
Description:   Some small amount of sun exposure is needed to keep us healthy. This is because we need vitamin D which is made by the action of sunlight (UVB rays) on the skin.
Date:   Aug 2011
Title:   Vitamin D
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Vitamin D is essential for strong bones, muscles and overall health. Ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun is the best natural source of vitamin D but it is also the main cause of skin cancer. A balanced approach to sunlight exposure can help you avoid vitamin D deficiency, which can have significant health effects.
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Synthetic human growth hormone for treating X-linked hypophosphatemia (or Vitamin D resistant rickets) in children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Standard treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia can heal rickets but does not always raise the level of phosphates in the blood or return growth levels to normal. It is unclear whether combining human growth hormone therapy with standard treatment impro...
Date:   Jun 2011
Title:   Vitamin D deficiency - NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service
Publisher:   Multicultural Health Communication Service
Description:   Vitamin D deficiency in relation to osteoporosis. In Burmese and Kirundi languages.
Date:   Jan 2011
Title:   Dental notes - Vitamin D deficiency in adults
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Bone metabolism involves highly complex interactions of multiple factors, not the least of which is the patient's level of serum vitamin D.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Vitamin D deficiency in adults
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Vitamin D deficiency is a common condition that affects a significant number of Australians. Vitamin D is important in the maintenance of bone health, and deficiency leads to osteomalacia and contributes to fragility fractures.
Date:   Aug 2010
Title:   Rickets
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of rickets by professional health specialists.
Date:   Jul 2010
Title:   Vitamin D: what you need to know
Publisher:   Raising Children Network (RCN)
Description:   A guide to vitamin D, why children need vitamin D, how children can get vitamin D, and what to do if children are not getting enough vitamin D.
Date:   Nov 2009
Title:   Vitamin D for the treatment of chronic painful conditions in adults
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Vitamin D has a variety of roles in the body. It is made in the skin through the action of sunlight and can also be obtained from food. A lack of vitamin D has been implicated in a number of diseases, including chronic painful conditions. Additionally, ...
Date:   Oct 2009
Title:   Vitamin D compounds for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with reduced kidney function (chronic kidney disease; CKD) develop changes in circulating blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. The kidney gradually loses the ability to remove phosphorus from the blood and cannot activate adequate amounts of v...
Date:   Mar 2008
Title:   Vitamin D compounds for people with chronic kidney disease not requiring dialysis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   People with lower kidney function (chronic kidney disease; CKD) develop changes in circulating blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. The kidney gradually loses the ability to remove phosphorus from the blood and cannot activate adequate amounts of vit...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Inherited vitamin D disorders
Publisher:   Virtual Medical Centre.com
Description:   Information on the symptoms, treatment and diagnosis of inherited vitamin D disorders by professional health specialists.
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Interventions for the prevention of nutritional rickets in term born children
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Although only a few studies with different results exist, preventive measures against nutritional rickets appear reasonable in high risk groups until new data become available. Rickets is a disease which affects the bone of growing children. Calcium an...
Date:   Aug 2007
Title:   Risks and benefits of sun exposure
Publisher:   The Cancer Council Australia
Description:   Cancer Council's position statement on the risks and benefits of sun exposure explains the link between vitamin D and sunlight, summarises the health problems that can result from a vitamin D deficiency and outlines the risk factors for vitamin D deficiency.
Date:   May 2007

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