Testing for vitamin D deficiency has escalated in recent years, with significant cost implications for the NHS.5 In November 2014, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published a guideline entitled Vitamin D: Increasing supplement use among at-risk groups (PH56).6 The ...
TheNHS in the UK, the Scottish Government, theMinistry of Social Welfare in Swedenand theCanadian Pediatric Societyalso recommend routine vitamin D supplementation for breastfed babies. Guidelines in Australiaonly recommend supplements for babies who are fully breastfed AND with another risk factor for...
The serum concentration of 25(OH)D that is felt to constitute adequacy is a subject of much debate and the recommended threshold used to define VDD is highly variable between guidelines and consensus statements (Table1), and this can limit the comparison of reported prevalence between studies. T...
General practical guidelines regarding supplementation and updated recommendations for prophylactic Vitamin D intakes in Central European neonates, infants, children and adolescents as well as in adults (including recommendations for pregnant and breastfeeding women and the elderly) were developed. ...
Investigators wishing to use HPFS data are asked to submit a brief description of the proposed project (go to https://www.nurseshealthstudy.org/researchers (contact email: nhsaccess@channing.harvard.edu) and https://sites.sph.harvard.edu/hpfs/for-collaborators/ for details). Other data that ...
Studies performed on Indian children to assess vitamin-D status have been on small sample sizes, limited to specific geographical locations and used non-standard methods to measure 25(OH)D3. This multicentre study assessed 25(OH)D3 concentrations from dr
What's more, NHS guidance advises against routine prescription of vitamin D because supplements can be bought easily and cheaply over the counter. Apart from the dietitian, none of the interviewees seemed familiar with the recommendation that all elderly care home residents should receive vitamin D...
All available samples were sent on ice to an accredited laboratory participating in the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) Vitamin D External Quality Assessment Scheme (Clinical Biochemistry—Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust) for measurements of 25-OHD2, 25-OHD3 and total 25-OHD ...
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(m)2]), fruit, vegetable and salt intakes, blood pressure, female life stage and selected health conditions. Participants were then randomly assigned to the NHS (n = 20,426), where health and medical information was collected, or the NNPAS (n = 12,153), where information ...