Bridging knowledge to action in vitamin D supplementation

Vitamin D plays a critical role in various aspects of health, influencing everything from bone strength to immune system function, as well as impacting mental health and cognitive performance. Despite its significance, the effective application of vitamin D knowledge into everyday health practices involves informed decisions, personalized health strategies, and an integration of supplements into a broader healthy lifestyle. While supplements offer numerous benefits, especially in addressing specific health conditions such as osteoporosis and mood disorders, they also present risks like overconsumption and interactions with other medications. A better understanding of these dynamics can guide safer and more effective supplementation practices.

This Research Topic aims to deepen the understanding of vitamin D, highlight evidence-based approaches for supplement use, and explore practical strategies for integrating vitamin D into daily health routines. Given vitamin D’s crucial roles in bone health, immune function, and chronic disease prevention, and its capability to influence mood and mental wellbeing, it is vital to promote balanced consumption to prevent both deficiency and overdose consequences.

To gather further insights into balanced approaches to vitamin supplementation, we welcome articles addressing, but not limited to, the following themes:
• Current knowledge on the role of vitamin D in public health
• Strategies for transitioning from knowledge to practical application
• The influence of healthcare providers in vitamin supplement integration
• Public health campaigns and their impact on vitamin D awareness
• Innovations in supplement delivery systems and their efficacy

By exploring these themes, we hope to elucidate the multiple facets of vitamin D supplementation and its implementation in public health strategies.

Keywords: Knowledge Attitudes and Practices, Benefits and Risks, Efficacy and Safety, The role of different vitamin supplements in different target of population, Vitamin supplements: active campaign in Low-Middle Country

Important note: All contributions to this Research Topic must be within the scope of the section and journal to which they are submitted, as defined in their mission statements. Frontiers reserves the right to guide an out-of-scope manuscript to a more suitable section or journal at any stage of peer review.