Vitamin D: Deficiency, Sufficiency and Toxicity

Overview

Journal Nutrients

Date 2013 Sep 27

PMID 24067388

Citations 105

Authors

Fahad Alshahrani

Naji Aljohani

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Abstract

The plethora of vitamin D studies over the recent years highlight the pleomorphic effects of vitamin D outside its conventional role in calcium and bone homeostasis. Vitamin D deficiency, though common and known, still faces several challenges among the medical community in terms of proper diagnosis and correction. In this review, the different levels of vitamin D and its clinical implications are highlighted. Recommendations and consensuses for the appropriate dose and duration for each vitamin D status are also emphasized.

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