Consensus Statement on Vitamin D Status Assessment and Supplementation: Whys, Whens, and Hows

The 6th International Conference, "Controversies in Vitamin D," was convened to discuss controversial topics, such as vitamin D metabolism, assessment, actions, and supplementation. Novel insights into vitamin D mechanisms of action suggest links with conditions that do not depend only on reduced solar exposure or diet intake and that can be detected with distinctive noncanonical vitamin D metabolites. Optimal 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels remain debated. Varying recommendations from different societies arise from evaluating different clinical or public health approaches. The lack of assay standardization also poses challenges in interpreting data from available studies, hindering rational data pooling…

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  Amgen
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  Sanofi
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  Alexion Pharmaceuticals
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  Oregon State University
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  Barts Charity
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  National Institute for Health and Care Research
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  DSM Nutritional Products
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  UCB Pharma