Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent among children and adolescents worldwide. The high rates of vitamin D deficiency during childhood are of major public health relevance, given the growing evidence that vitamin D deficiency may play a key role in the pathophysiology of many chronic diseases be...
The concern about the assessment of vitamin D status is growing. Numerous publications warn about the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency, as well as the potential role of vitamin D in non-bone health outcomes. The status of vitamin D is usually asse
Vitamin D is an essential vitamin known as the sunlight vitamin; it is synthesized in the skin when exposed to the sun's radiation. Vitamin D deficiency causes rickets, osteoporosis, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes among others. We aimed to evaluate a large bulk dose of vitamin D (...
Note that several members of the IOM committee publicly stated that over screening for vitamin D deficiency was a problem which typically resulted in unnecessary treatment. They were not in agreement with a cut-off level of 20 ng/ml for deficiency and recommended a lower level of 12.5 ng/ml....
intestinal calcium absorption, and subsequently a reduction in serum Ca2+. This leads to secondary hyperparathyroidism, with subsequent mobilisation of bone mineral, increased renal calcium reabsorption, but also increased urinary phosphate wasting. In early vitamin D deficiency (VDD), serum calcium ...
Chronic airway inflammatory and infectious respiratory diseases are the most common medical respiratory conditions, associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Vitamin D (1,25(OH)2D3) deficiency has been shown to be highly prevalent in patients
Finally, most of the population has vitamin D deficiency, and this trend has also been found in children [18,19], which highlights the importance of longitudinal studies aiming to assess vitamin D status in critical periods of life, such as puberty, or conditions such as obesity. Thus, the...
Low vitamin D values appear to be associated with poor glycemic control in T1D [5,6,7]. Furthermore, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency is higher in T1D children than in healthy controls [8], and birth cohort studies have analyzed the association between 25OHD values and T1D risk ...
Vitamin D Deficiency Treatment In the U.S., the recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of vitamin D is as follows: For infants and babies: 400 international units (IU) a day For children and teens aged 1-18 years: 600 IU a day For adults aged 19-70 years: 600 IU a day ...
Background: Vitamin D deficiency is a common finding in critically ill children. However, the optimal supplementation strategy in this patient population is unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of high‐dose (10 000 IU/kg, max. 400 000 IU) vitamin D supplementation...