Children, 2022 Vitamin D supplementation for breastfed infants is recommended due to low levels of vitamin D in human milk and the high prevalence of vitamin D deficiency.
Shannon DePender +3 more
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Vitamin D Status of HIV-Infected Women and its Association with HIV Disease Progression, Anemia, and Mortality. [PDF]
, 2010 Vitamin D has a potential role in slowing HIV disease progression and preventing mortality based on its extensive involvement in the immune system; however, this relationship has not been examined in large studies or in resource-limited settings. Vitamin
Adrian V. Hernandez +9 more
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Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 BackgroundVitamin D deficiency is a widespread issue globally, resulting in increased use of vitamin D supplements. However, it is unclear whether intermittent (weekly or monthly) vitamin D supplementation is as effective as daily supplementation in ...
Yan Zhuang +22 more
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Vitamin D supplementation leading to hypervitaminosis D in a breastfed infant: A case report
Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Key Clinical Message Breast milk alone is a poor and inadequate source of vitamin D. Many guidelines suggest supplementation of vitamin D to the newborns to prevent vitamin D deficiency.
Sajal Twanabasu +6 more
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Comparing the effects of sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation on vitamin D insufficiency, and immune and cardio-metabolic function: the Sun Exposure and Vitamin D Supplementation (SEDS) Study [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND Adults living in the sunny Australian climate are at high risk of skin cancer, but vitamin D deficiency (defined here as a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration of less than 50 nmol/L) is also common.
Beilin, Lawrence J. +19 more
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DO IT Trial: vitamin D Outcomes and Interventions in Toddlers - a TARGet Kids! randomized controlled trial. [PDF]
, 2014 BackgroundVitamin D levels are alarmingly low (<75 nmol/L) in 65-70% of North American children older than 1 year. An increased risk of viral upper respiratory tract infections (URTI), asthma-related hospitalizations and use of anti-inflammatory ...
Birken, Catherine S +10 more
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Effect of Vitamin D on Anginal Episodes in Vitamin D Deficient Patients with Chronic Stable Angina on Medical Management [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016 Introduction: Vitamin D deficiency has been found to contribute to various cardiac conditions, such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, stroke, and atherosclerosis.
Suresh V Sagarad +3 more
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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 We investigated the effects of high- vs. standard-dose vitamin D supplementation on kidney function and bone metabolism in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Children were randomized to receive one of two formulations: 75 participants received 2,
Zhiqiang Feng +6 more
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Impaired release of Vitamin D in dysfunctional adipose tissue: New cues on Vitamin D supplementation in obesity [PDF]
, 2017 Context: Vitamin D accumulates in adipose tissue (AT) and vitamin D deficiency is frequent in obesity. Objective: We hypothesize that trafficking of vitamin D is altered in dysfunctional AT.
Azzena, Bruno +9 more
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The VITAH Trial Vitamin D supplementation and cardiac autonomic tone in hemodialysis: a blinded, randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) have a high rate of mortality and specifically an increased risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD). Impaired cardiac autonomic tone is associated with elevated risk of SCD.
Brenda R Hemmelgarn +6 more
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