Severe vitamin D deficiency can be defined as the dose of vitamin D or serum 25OHD
concentrations needed to prevent nutritional rickets or osteomalacia. There is large …

Introduction: Nutritional rickets has been described from at least 59 countries in the last 20
years. Its spectrum of causes differs in different regions of the world. Methods: We conducted …

Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products,
Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) derived dietary reference values (DRV s) for vitamin D. The …

Nutritional rickets remains a global public health problem, despite effective and inexpensive
means to prevent and treat the disease. It is most prevalent in the infant/toddler age groups …

Abstract Context: The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on dietary reference intakes (DRI) for
vitamin D is reviewed, along with its implications. Evidence Acquisition: Evidence-based …

Vitamin D deficiency occurs in the United States in exclusively breastfed infants who have
high levels of skin pigmentation, inadequate vitamin D supplementation, and insufficient …

A white paper resulting from the outcomes of the Osteoporosis Australia Summit, 20 October
2011 Abstract Osteoporosis imposes a tremendous burden on Australia: 1.2 million …

The need for dietary supplementation of vitamin D during infancy has been widely accepted,
yet rickets remains common even in the most affluent societies [1]. Several studies have …

Purpose The objective of this systematic review was to determine a minimum serum 25-
hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) threshold based on the risk of having rickets in young children …

Africa is heterogeneous in latitude, geography, climate, food availability, religious and
cultural practices, and skin pigmentation. It is expected, therefore, that prevalence of vitamin …