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Review
. 2020 Feb:31 Suppl 24:54-57.
doi: 10.1111/pai.13154.

Vitamin D in pediatric health and disease

Diego G Peroni  1 , Irene Trambusti  1 , Maria Elisa Di Cicco  1 , Giulia Nuzzi  1
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Review

Vitamin D in pediatric health and disease

Diego G Peroni et al. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2020 Feb.

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.

Keywords: childhood disorders; health; vitamin D3.

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