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Worldwide vitamin D status
Natasja M. van Schoor,Paul Lips +1 more
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In this paper, the authors summarize existing literature on vitamin D levels in adults in different continents and different countries woldwide, and show that serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels are not only suboptimal in specific risk groups, but also in adults.About:
This article is published in Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 565 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: vitamin D deficiency & Vitamin D and neurology.read more
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Vitamin D for Health: A Global Perspective
TL;DR: There is potentially a great upside to increasing the vitamin D status of children and adults worldwide for improving musculoskeletal health and reducing the risk of chronic illnesses, including some cancers, autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus, neurocognitive disorders and mortality.
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The vitamin D deficiency pandemic: Approaches for diagnosis, treatment and prevention
TL;DR: This review is to put into perspective the controversy surrounding the definition for vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency as well as providing guidance for how to treat and preventitamin D deficiency.
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Is vitamin D deficiency a major global public health problem
TL;DR: A more recent systematic review of global vitamin D status, with particular emphasis in at risk groups, concluded that vitamin D deficiency is a global public health problem in all age groups, particularly in those from the Middle East.
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Vitamin D deficiency in Europe: pandemic?
Kevin D. Cashman,Kirsten G. Dowling,Zuzana Škrabáková,Marcela González-Gross,Marcela González-Gross,Jara Valtueña,Stefaan De Henauw,Luis A. Moreno,Camilla T. Damsgaard,Kim F. Michaelsen,Christian Mølgaard,Rolf Jorde,Guri Grimnes,George Moschonis,Christina Mavrogianni,Yannis Manios,Michael Thamm,Gert B. M. Mensink,Martina Rabenberg,Markus A. Busch,Lorna Cox,Sarah Meadows,Gail R Goldberg,Ann Prentice,Jacqueline M. Dekker,Giel Nijpels,Stefan Pilz,Karin M. A. Swart,Natasja M. van Schoor,Paul Lips,Gudny Eiriksdottir,Vilmundur Gudnason,Mary Frances Cotch,Seppo Koskinen,Christel Lamberg-Allardt,Ramon Durazo-Arvizu,Christopher T. Sempos,Mairead Kiely +37 more
TL;DR: Vitamin D deficiency is evident throughout the European population at prevalence rates that are concerning and that require action from a public health perspective, and what direction these strategies take will depend on European policy.
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A systematic review of vitamin D status in populations worldwide.
Jennifer Hilger,Angelika Friedel,Raphael M. Herr,Tamara Rausch,Franz F. Roos,D. A. Wahl,D. D. Pierroz,Peter Weber,K Hoffmann +8 more
TL;DR: Examination of patterns of 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels worldwide and differences by age, sex and region suggested that newborns and institutionalised elderly from several regions worldwide appeared to be at a generally higher risk of exhibiting lower 25(OH)D values.
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Vitamin D Deficiency
TL;DR: The role of vitamin D in skeletal and nonskeletal health is considered and strategies for the prevention and treatment ofitamin D deficiency are suggested.
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The 2011 Report on Dietary Reference Intakes for Calcium and Vitamin D from the Institute of Medicine: What Clinicians Need to Know
A. Catharine Ross,JoAnn E. Manson,Steven A. Abrams,John F. Aloia,John F. Aloia,Patsy M. Brannon,Steven K. Clinton,Ramon Durazo-Arvizu,J. Christopher Gallagher,Richard L. Gallo,Glenville Jones,Christopher S. Kovacs,Susan Taylor Mayne,Clifford J. Rosen,Sue A. Shapses +14 more
TL;DR: The Committee concluded that the prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy in North America has been overestimated and urgent research and clinical priorities were identified, including reassessment of laboratory ranges for 25-hydroxyvitamin D, to avoid problems of both undertreatment and overtreatment.
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Estimation of optimal serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D for multiple health outcomes
Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari,Edward Giovannucci,Walter C. Willett,Thomas Dietrich,Bess Dawson-Hughes +4 more
TL;DR: Evidence from studies that evaluated thresholds for serum 25(OH)D concentrations in relation to bone mineral density, lower-extremity function, dental health, and risk of falls, fractures, and colorectal cancer suggests that an increase in the currently recommended intake of vitamin D is warranted.
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Vitamin D Deficiency and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in the Elderly: Consequences for Bone Loss and Fractures and Therapeutic Implications
TL;DR: Vitamin D3 is recommended in housebound elderly, and it may be cost-effective in hip fracture prevention in selected risk groups, and vitamin D3 supplementation may decrease the incidence of hip and other peripheral fractures in nursing home residents.
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Vitamin D and Human Health: Lessons from Vitamin D Receptor Null Mice
Roger Bouillon,Geert Carmeliet,Lieve Verlinden,Evelyne van Etten,Annemieke Verstuyf,Hilary F. Luderer,Liesbet Lieben,Chantal Mathieu,Marie B. Demay +8 more
TL;DR: The precise mode of action and the full spectrum of activities of the vitamin D hormone, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D [1,25-(OH)(2)D], can now be better evaluated by critical analysis of mice with engineered deletion of the Vitamin D receptor (VDR).