The vitamin D deficiency pandemic: Approaches for diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
The vitamin D deficiency pandemic: Approaches for diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
Rev Endocr Metab Disord. 2017 May 17;:
Authors: Holick MF
Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency is a global health issue that afflicts more than one billion children and adults worldwide. The consequences of vitamin D deficiency cannot be under estimated. There has been an association of vitamin D deficiency with a myriad of acute and chronic illnesses including preeclampsia, childhood dental caries, periodontitis, autoimmune disorders, infectious diseases, cardiovascular disease, deadly cancers, type 2 diabetes and neurological disorders. 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 prevent vitamin D deficiency.
PMID: 28516265 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: ENDOCR REV - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Holick MF Tags: Rev Endocr Metab Disord Source Type: research
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