Metabolic effects of the consumption of Areca catechu

BJ Boucher, N Mannan - Addiction biology, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Betel nut (Areca catechu) is chewed regularly by at least 10% of the world population,
imported by immigrant users wherever they settle, and is the fourth most widely used …

Vitamin D and chronic diseases: the current state of the art

G Muscogiuri, B Altieri, C Annweiler, G Balercia… - Archives of …, 2017 - Springer
The objective was to provide the current state of the art regarding the role of vitamin D in
chronic diseases (osteoporosis, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, dementia, autism, type 1 …

[HTML][HTML] The problems of vitamin d insufficiency in older people

BJ Boucher - Aging and disease, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This report reviews evidence on disorders related to inadequate vitamin D repletion in older
people. Vitamin D is as essential for bone health in adults as in children, preventing …

[PDF][PDF] The urgent need to recommend an intake of vitamin D that is effective

R Vieth, H Bischoff-Ferrari, BJ Boucher… - The American journal …, 2007 - academia.edu
The report by Hyppönen and Power in this issue of the Journal (1) highlights a frustrating
and regrettable situation for nutrition researchers. In the early 1970s, the same serum 25 …

Baseline serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D is predictive of future glycemic status and insulin resistance: the Medical Research Council Ely Prospective Study 1990–2000

NG Forouhi, J Luan, A Cooper, BJ Boucher… - Diabetes, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—Accumulating epidemiological evidence suggests that hypovitaminosis D may
be associated with type 2 diabetes and related metabolic risks. However, prospective data …

25-hydroxyvitamin D, IGF-1, and metabolic syndrome at 45 years of age: a cross-sectional study in the 1958 British Birth Cohort

E Hypponen, BJ Boucher, DJ Berry, C Power - Diabetes, 2008 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE—Hypovitaminosis D and reduced IGF-1 are associated, individually, with
metabolic syndrome. Physiological interactions between vitamin D and IGF-1 are reported; …

Vitamin D insufficiency is common in Indian mothers but is not associated with gestational diabetes or variation in newborn size

HJW Farrant, GV Krishnaveni, JC Hill… - European journal of …, 2009 - nature.com
Background/Objectives: Vitamin D is required for bone growth and normal insulin secretion.
Maternal hypovitaminosis D may impair fetal growth and increase the risk of gestational …

Vitamin D receptor (VDR) mRNA and VDR protein levels in relation to vitamin D status, insulin secretory capacity, and VDR genotype in Bangladeshi Asians

BW Ogunkolade, BJ Boucher, JM Prahl, SA Bustin… - Diabetes, 2002 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Associations have been reported between vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphisms,
type 1 diabetes, insulin secretion, and the insulin resistance syndrome. As VDR …

1α,25‐dihydroxyvitamin D3 inhibits matrix metalloproteinases induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

A Coussens, PM Timms, BJ Boucher, TR Venton… - …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) can degrade all components of pulmonary extracellular
matrix. Mycobacterium tuberculosis induces production of a number of these enzymes by …

[HTML][HTML] Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy and body composition and cardiovascular risk markers in Indian children: the Mysore Parthenon Study

GV Krishnaveni, SR Veena, NR Winder, JC Hill… - The American journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Background: Metabolic consequences of vitamin D deficiency have become a recent
research focus. Maternal vitamin D status is thought to influence musculoskeletal health in …