[The optimum amount of vitamin D for osteoporosis: in case of activated vitamin D treatment].
Since the resistance factors for the effect of vitamin D increases by aging, ingestion of various nutrition factors, such as calcium, and vitamin D is important for prevention and medical treatment of osteoporosis. 1 alpha 25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) known as active form of vitamin D can stimulate calcium absorption from intestine and also it is used for the medical treatment of osteoporosis. The vitamin D action for the regulation of bone and mineral metabolism changes with the sufficiency states or the amounts of ingestion of vitamin D. Therefore, the action as a medicine is not simple. This article reviews the effect and its optimum ingestion amount of activated vitamin D in osteoporosis medical treatment.
Yamamoto
Hironori
H
Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Medicine, Tokushima University, Japan.
Sato
Tadatoshi
T
Sawada
Naoki
N
Takeda
Eiji
E
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage*
D014807:Vitamin D