25-Hydroxyvitamin D and functional outcomes in adolescents

• Published in: The American journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 88; no. 2S; pp. 534S - 536S
• Main Authors: Lamberg-Allardt, Christel JE, Viljakainen, Heli T
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Bethesda, MD American Society for Nutrition 01.08.2008; American Society for Clinical Nutrition; American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc
• Subjects: 25-hydroxycholecalciferol; Adolescent; adolescent nutrition; Adolescent Nutritional Physiological Phenomena - physiology; adolescents; Biological and medical sciences; Bone density; Bone Density - drug effects; Bone Density - physiology; Bone Density Conservation Agents - administration & dosage; Bone Density Conservation Agents - physiology; Bone Development - drug effects; Bone Development - physiology; bone mineralization; cross-sectional studies; Feeding. Feeding behavior; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Humans; literature reviews; Male; Nutrition; Nutritional Requirements; nutritional status; optimal nutrition; Public Health; Studies; Teenagers; Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - administration & dosage; Vitamin D - analogs & derivatives; Vitamin D - blood; Vitamin D - physiology; vitamin deficiencies; Human; Prognosis; Adolescent
• ISSN: 0002-9165; 1938-3207
• DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/88.2.534S

Vitamin D is essential for bone growth and development in children and adolescents. Adolescence is a crucial phase in bone development. Cross-sectional studies have shown a relation between vitamin D status and bone mineral density in adolescents. Long-term supplementation studies have supported the importance of vitamin D for bone health in adolescence. However, we need more studies on the optimal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and the optimal vitamin D dosage for bone health in this age group. In addition, we need to evaluate the best way to increase vitamin D status in the general public from a public health point of view.