Vitamin D is important to maintain calcium homeostasis and promote healthy bone development. Breastfed newborns are at heightened risk of vitamin D deficiency because breast milk contains insufficient amounts of vitamin D. Canadian health policy recommends all breastfed infants receive 400 IU/d of vitamin D starting at birth and continuing until infants can obtain this amount through diet. Both dietary and endogenous production of vitamin D are commonly measured using the 25-hydroxyvitamin D metabolite (25(OH)D), as it has a longer half-life and is less hormonally regulated than the active form, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) defines the amount necessary to meet the needs of 97.5% of a population group as the R...
peer reviewedKnowledge about vitamin D has greatly improved during the last few years. Vitamin D can...
It is common practice to prescribe supplementation for pregnant women, but is it useful? We detail h...
Little is known regarding the vitamin D status of Canadian youth. Our objectives were: (i) to descri...
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be obtained endogenously by exposing the skin to ultravi...
Many Canadian infants are born with an insufficient vitamin D status. Maintaining a low serum 25-hyd...
Vitamin D is a key nutrient in bone health. Seniors living in long-term care (LTC) facilities in Can...
Vitamin D deficiency is so frequent in older patients (aged 65 years and older) that the internation...
Background: Vitamin D status is lower in Canadian children who are overweight or obese compared to c...
Low vitamin D status, defined by circulating 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) <50 or <75 nmol/L is pre...
National audienceThe 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) serum concentration should not be measured to every...
Key points During the past decade, major advances have reported the importance of the vitamin D on t...
Vitamin D deficiency affects more than half of the general population. During pregnancy vitamin D in...
Vitamin D deficiency affects more than half of the general population. During pregnancy vitamin D in...
Aim: In recent studies, it has been shown that prevalence of rachitism and vitamin D deficiency depe...
Knowledge about vitamin D has greatly improved during the last few years. Vitamin D cannot any more ...
peer reviewedKnowledge about vitamin D has greatly improved during the last few years. Vitamin D can...
It is common practice to prescribe supplementation for pregnant women, but is it useful? We detail h...
Little is known regarding the vitamin D status of Canadian youth. Our objectives were: (i) to descri...
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that can be obtained endogenously by exposing the skin to ultravi...
Many Canadian infants are born with an insufficient vitamin D status. Maintaining a low serum 25-hyd...
Vitamin D is a key nutrient in bone health. Seniors living in long-term care (LTC) facilities in Can...
Vitamin D deficiency is so frequent in older patients (aged 65 years and older) that the internation...
Background: Vitamin D status is lower in Canadian children who are overweight or obese compared to c...
Low vitamin D status, defined by circulating 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25(OH)D) <50 or <75 nmol/L is pre...
National audienceThe 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) serum concentration should not be measured to every...
Key points During the past decade, major advances have reported the importance of the vitamin D on t...
Vitamin D deficiency affects more than half of the general population. During pregnancy vitamin D in...
Vitamin D deficiency affects more than half of the general population. During pregnancy vitamin D in...
Aim: In recent studies, it has been shown that prevalence of rachitism and vitamin D deficiency depe...
Knowledge about vitamin D has greatly improved during the last few years. Vitamin D cannot any more ...
peer reviewedKnowledge about vitamin D has greatly improved during the last few years. Vitamin D can...
It is common practice to prescribe supplementation for pregnant women, but is it useful? We detail h...
Little is known regarding the vitamin D status of Canadian youth. Our objectives were: (i) to descri...