Vitamin D in pediatric health and disease.
Pediatr Allergy Immunol
; 31 Suppl 24: 54-57, 2020 02.
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| ID: mdl-32017212
ABSTRACT
Several scientific societies established that vitamin D (VD), in its metabolized form 25(OH)D, levels higher than 20 ng/mL are sufficient to ensure optimal bone health, while 25(OH)D levels higher than 30 ng/mL are needed to favor VD extraskeletal actions. However, it has been estimated that approximately 30% of children and 60% of adults worldwide are VD deficient and insufficient, respectively. This is the reason why it is important to provide a practical approach to VD supplementation for infants, children, and adolescents. It is the pediatrician's role to evaluate the modifiable lifestyle risk factors for deficiency, particularly a reduced sun exposure, following an evidence-based approach, and to suggest VD supplementation only when there is a rational reason to support its use.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Deficiência de Ácido Ascórbico
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Infecções Respiratórias
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Asma
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Vitamina D
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Linfócitos T Reguladores
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Dermatite Atópica
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Inflamação
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
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Child
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article