Vitamin D and fracture prevention

Endocrinol Metab Clin North Am. 2010 Jun;39(2):347-53, table of contents. doi: 10.1016/j.ecl.2010.02.009.

Abstract

This article discusses the amount of vitamin D supplementation needed and the desirable 25-hydroxyvitamin D level to be achieved for optimal fracture prevention.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2 / blood*
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Animals
  • Bone Density
  • Dietary Supplements*
  • Female
  • Fractures, Bone / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Middle Aged
  • Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Vitamin D / therapeutic use*
  • Vitamin D Deficiency / prevention & control*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Vitamin D
  • 25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2