Vitamin D - 9781439850206

CRC Press

Vitamin DOxidative Stress, Immunity, and Aging\nAuthor(s): Adrian F. Gombart\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc, United States\nImprint: CRC Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9781439850206, 978-1439850206\nSynopsis\nVitamin D insufficiency/deficiency is a worldwide, public health problem in both developed and developing countries. Rickets among infants has reemerged. Low levels of vitamin D are associated with increased risk and mortality from cancer. At the same time, the beneficial effects of vitamin D on a host of conditions have recently been discovered. Focusing on areas not extensively covered in other comparable books, Vitamin D: Oxidative Stress, Immunity, and Aging highlights the most recent research findings on the impact of this nutrient in oxidative stress, immunity, and aging.\n\nA state-of-the-art compilation of essential information, this book explores:\n\nVitamin D and its genomic and nongenomic effects, the role of therapeutic analogs in treating disease, and t.