Hypovitaminosis D is a candidate risk-modifying factor for a diverse range of disorders apart
from rickets and osteoporosis. Based on epidemiology, and on in vitro and animal
experiment, vitamin D has been linked to multiple sclerosis, certain cancers (prostate, breast
and colorectal), insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and schizophrenia. I hypothesise that
low pre-and perinatal vitamin D levels imprint on the functional characteristics of various
tissues throughout the body, leaving the affected individual at increased risk of developing a …