Treatment of Hypovitaminosis D in Infants and Toddlers

Treatment of hypovitaminosis D in infants and toddlers.

CONTEXT Hypovitaminosis D appears to be on the rise in young children, with implications for skeletal and overall health. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to compare the safety and efficacy of vitamin D2 daily, vitamin D2 weekly, and vitamin D3 daily, combined with supplemental calcium, in raising serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] and lowering PTH concentrations. DESIGN This was a...

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Hypovitaminosis D in healthy schoolchildren.

BACKGROUND Vitamin D is essential for skeletal growth, but there are currently no guidelines for vitamin D supplementation after infancy. This study investigates vitamin D insufficiency in healthy children. METHODS Children ages 10 to 16 years from 3 private schools in Beirut, Lebanon, with differing socioeconomic status (SES) were studied: 169 in the spring of 1999 and 177 in the following f...

Pediatric Hypovitaminosis D

Vitamin D, a secosteroid, is essential for the development and maintenance of healthy bone in both the adult and pediatric populations. Low level of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25-(OH)-D) is highly prevalent in children worldwide and has been linked to various adverse health outcomes including rickets, osteomalacia, osteomalacic myopathy, sarcopenia, and weakness, growth retardation, hypocalcemia, se...

Hypovitaminosis D in systemic sclerosis.