Objectives: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is associated with vitamin D deficiency, which can lead to adverse effects including recurrent pulmonary infections and osteoporosis. We longitudinally investigated calcifediol or 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH) D) levels for our pediatric patients with CF based on the ...
Vitamin D as ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) is found in some plants and in salmon, sardines, mackerel, tuna, cod liver oil, shiitake mushrooms, egg yolk, and fortified foods.(Kulie 2009,NIH 2021,Sage 2010) Deficiency may result from decreased absorption (as in cystic fibrosis or celiac and ...
Vitamin D deficiency is a global health concern, especially during rapid growth in infancy, childhood, and adolescence [1]. Beyond its well-known role in bone health, vitamin D is implicated in the modulation of physiological and pathological processes and the prevention and treatment of many immu...
Vitamin D deficiency is a worldwide problem in children and affects one billion people worldwide across all ethnicities and age groups. This deficiency, in absence of supplementation, is common and comparable between OI patients and the general pediatric population, affecting up to 50% of subjects...
Vitamin D supplementation guidelines for general population and groups at risk of vitamin D deficiency in poland—recommendations of the polish society of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes and the expert panel with participation of national specialist consultants and representatives of scientific societies....
Dosing obese teens with vitamin D shows no benefits for their heart health or diabetes risk, and could have the unintended consequences of increasing cholesterol and fat-storing triglycerides. These are the latest findings in a series of Mayo Clinic stud
John’s (47°N), Calgary (51°N), Edmonton (53°N) and Alaska (58-61°N) have all found significant rates of vitamin D deficiency in infants and toddlers using various definitions [15, 17, 30–32]. Potential child health consequences of low vitamin D levels Severe vitamin D deficiency...
This medication is a multivitamin product used to treat or prevent vitamin deficiency due to poor diet, certain illnesses, or during pregnancy. Vitamins are important building blocks of the body and help keep you in good health. How to use Pediatric Multivit #61-D3-Vitk Capsule Take t...
Vitamin D2 treatment for vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency for up to 6 years. Arch Intern Med. 2009;169(19):1806-180819858440ArticlePubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 43. Heaney R. Vitamin D: criteria for safety and efficacy. Nutr Rev. 2008;66(10):(suppl 2) s178-s18118844846PubMed...
Vitamin B12 deficiency is a very uncommon cause of pediatric polyneuropathy.274,302 Breast-fed infants are at risk of B12 deficiency where there is a history of maternal pernicious anemia or strict vegetarianism.274 Autoimmune pernicious anemia is extremely rare in childhood. Vitamin B1 (thiamine) ...