Vitamin D supplementation to prevent the progression of prediabetes to diabetes: getting closer to a recommendation.In addition to its more well-known properties of preventing osteomalacia and building bone density, Vitamin D has been touted as a supplement with claims that it can help prevent ...
The potential extra-skeletal effects of the vitamin D endocrine system (which refers to vitamin D in its active form, its precursors and metabolites, and vitamin D receptor) are based on several arguments. For example, the vitamin D receptor (VDR) and CYP27B1 (the enzyme primarily responsible...
All these studies predate the release of the NHTI: birth to 6 mo in 2012 where the recommendation to provide a supplement of vitamin D was reiterated for exclusively breastfed infants and more clearly articulated that partially breastfed infants should receive a vitamin D supplement [1]. We ...
How do I know if I need to supplement? For many of us, supplementing with vitamin D is a good idea. Especially if we fall into one of the categories of people who are more likely to have a vitamin D deficiency. (Take the quiz below to find out if that’s you.) However, the onl...
Recommendation: The Endocrine Society suggests giving vitamin D supplements to children and teenagers to prevent nutritional rickets, a condition caused by vitamin D deficiency that leads to soft and weak bones. Additionally, the supplement may help reduce the risk of respiratory tract infections. Why...
Patients suspected of having a nutritional deficiency should always be referred to their primary health care provider for further medical evaluation, when warranted, prior to a recommendation to use vitamin D supplements. During counseling, patients should be reminded to adhere to recommended dosages ...
Should you take a vitamin D supplement? While most experts agree that you can’t reach optimal vitamin D status with food and sunlight alone, it’s still a good idea to eat two servings of seafood a week — a recommendation from our country’s latestDietary Guidelinesthat helps ensure you...
Supplement 4. Data Sharing Statement 1. Macdonald HM, Reid IR, Gamble GD, Fraser WD, Tang JC, Wood AD. 25-Hydroxyvitamin D threshold for the effects of vitamin D supplements on bone densityl. J Bone Miner Res. 2018;33(8):1464-1469. doi:10.1002/jbmr.3442PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref ...
Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern Med. 2011;154(5):356-364.PubMedGoogle ScholarCrossref 22. LeFevre ML; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Screening for vitamin D deficiency in adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Ann Intern...
Type 1 diabetes (T1DM): Research has shown that children with type 1 diabetes have a higher chance of having a vitamin D deficiency compared with the general population. In Finland, the recommendation for daily vitamin D supplementation was gradually reduced from 4,000-5,000 IU/day in 1964 ...