Optimisation of vitamin D status in global populations.

Cholecalciferol Deficiency Ergocalciferol Population Supplementation Vitamin D

Journal

Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA
ISSN: 1433-2965
Titre abrégé: Osteoporos Int
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9100105

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
05 Jun 2024
Historique:
received: 23 03 2024
accepted: 10 05 2024
medline: 5 6 2024
pubmed: 5 6 2024
entrez: 5 6 2024
Statut: aheadofprint

Résumé

Vitamin D is important for musculoskeletal health. Concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, the most commonly measured metabolite, vary markedly around the world and are influenced by many factors including sun exposure, skin pigmentation, covering, season and supplement use. Whilst overt vitamin D deficiency with biochemical consequences presents an increased risk of severe sequelae such as rickets, osteomalacia or cardiomyopathy and usually warrants prompt replacement treatment, the role of vitamin D supplementation in the population presents a different set of considerations. Here the issue is to keep, on average, the population at a level whereby the risk of adverse health outcomes in the population is minimised. This position paper, which complements recently published work from the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases, addresses key considerations regarding vitamin D assessment and intervention from the population perspective. This position paper, on behalf of the International Osteoporosis Foundation Vitamin D Working Group, summarises the burden and possible amelioration of vitamin D deficiency in global populations. It addresses key issues including screening, supplementation and food fortification.

Identifiants

pubmed: 38836946
doi: 10.1007/s00198-024-07127-z
pii: 10.1007/s00198-024-07127-z
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Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Informations de copyright

© 2024. International Osteoporosis Foundation and Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation.

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Auteurs

N C Harvey (NC)

MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK. nch@mrc.soton.ac.uk.
NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK. nch@mrc.soton.ac.uk.

K A Ward (KA)

MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.

D Agnusdei (D)

University of Siena, Siena, Italy.

N Binkley (N)

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.

E Biver (E)

Division of Bone Diseases, Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.

C Campusano (C)

Internal Medicine Department, Clínica Universidad de los Andes and Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.

E Cavalier (E)

Department of Clinical Chemistry, University of Liege, CIRM, CHU de Liège, Liège, Belgium.

P Clark (P)

Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Hospital Infantil Federico Gómez-Facultad de Medicina UNAM, Mexico, Mexico.

M Diaz-Curiel (M)

Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Autonoma University, Madrid, Spain.

G E-H Fuleihan (GE)

Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, Division of Endocrinology, WHO Collaborating Center for Metabolic Bone Disorders, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

P Khashayar (P)

International Institute for Biosensing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.

N E Lane (NE)

Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, U.C. Davis Health, Sacramento, CA, USA.

O D Messina (OD)

IRO Medical Research Centre, Collaborating Centre WHO, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A Mithal (A)

Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Max Healthcare, Delhi, India.

R Rizzoli (R)

Geneva University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Geneva, Switzerland.

C Sempos (C)

Vitamin D Standardization Program (VDSP), Havre de Grace, MD, USA.

B Dawson-Hughes (B)

Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.

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