Effect of vitamin D3 seasonal supplementation with 1500 IU/day in north Italian children (DINOS study)

Effect of vitamin D3 seasonal supplementation with 1500 IU/day in north Italian children (DINOS study)

Abstract Background The appropriate dose of vitamin D supplementation in children is still debated. We calculated that the recommended dose of 600–1000 IU vitamin D3/day is not sufficient to reach a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25-OH-D) level of at least 30 ng/ml (75 nmol/l) in north Italian children...

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Main Authors: Stefano Mazzoleni, Giovanna Magni, Daniela Toderini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:Italian Journal of Pediatrics
Subjects:
Vitamin D
Vitamin D3
Cholecalciferol supplementation
25-hydroxycholecalciferol
Hypovitaminosis D
Vitamin D deficiency
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13052-018-0590-x

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