Vitamin D for Disease Prevention
Key Points
Key Points
- Numerous studies demonstrate an association between serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) and a variety of common disorders including musculoskeletal, metabolic, cardiovascular, malignant, autoimmune, and infectious diseases. This has led to widespread supplementation with vitamin D supplementation and increased laboratory testing for 25(OH)D in the general population.
- The benefit-risk ratio of this increase in vitamin D supplementation is not clear, and the optimal vitamin D intake and serum 25(OH)D concentrations for disease prevention remain uncertain.
- This guideline offers clinical guidelines for the use of vitamin D (cholecalciferol [vitamin D3] or ergocalciferol [vitamin D2]) to lower the risk of disease in individuals without established indications for vitamin D treatment or 25(OH) D testing.
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...n Ages 1–18 Years...
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...children and adolescents ages 1–1...
...regnant Adults...
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...the general adult population younger than ag...
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...n the general adult population younger than ag...
...s Aged 50–74 Years...
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...eneral population ages 50 to 74 years, we su...
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...neral population ages 50 to 74 years, we sug...
...dults Aged ≥75 Years...
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...he general population ages 75 years and old...
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...e general population ages 75 years...
...regnan...
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...ggest empiric vitamin D supplementatio...
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..., we suggest against routine 25(OH)D testin...
Adults With Prediabetes (By Gly...
Recommendation 1...
...dults with high-risk prediabetes, in addition to...
Dosin...
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...50 years and older who have indications...
Healthy Adu...
...ommendation 12
...healthy adults, we suggest against...
...ults with Dark Complexion...
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...lts with dark complexion, we suggest against routi...
...ts with Obesit...
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...adults with obesity, we suggest against routi...