Wan, Mandy;
Patel, Jignesh;
Rait, Greta;
Shroff, Rukshana;
(2022)
Hypervitaminosis D and nephrocalcinosis: too much of a good thing?
Pediatric Nephrology
, 37
pp. 2225-2229.
10.1007/s00467-022-05513-5.
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Abstract
The worldwide interest in vitamin D appears insatiable and shows no sign of abating. Literature on vitamin D spans a wide range of clinical specialties, including endocrinology, immunology, and nephrology, among many others. In almost all fields, the same debate continues with both proponents and opponents of vitamin D supplementation, yet questions of “how much” and “for how long” remain subjects of considerable discussion but with no clear consensus among clinicians or researchers. Despite little compelling evidence of benefit on almost all of the health outcomes investigated to date [1, 2], the last two decades have witnessed a significant increase in vitamin D consumption [3,4,5,6]. This may reflect in part the increased testing for vitamin D deficiency in response to widespread public health initiatives [5, 7, 8]. On the other hand, evidence of indiscriminate use of vitamin D supplements may suggest an emerging “more is better” attitude which deserves our attention [9,10,11].
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