[Vitamin D and bone health: is there a need to review supplementation in osteoporosis risk population?].
Vitamin D is an essential hormone for achieving an optimal bone physiology. There is no universal consensus nowadays on the definition of hypovitaminosis D and cut-off values have been refined in the last years. The aim of this review is to analyze vitamin D deficiency among osteoporosis risk populations, including elderly and postmenopausal women, in Spain and other countries. We also review vitamin D supplementation: current clinical guidelines, last clinical studies, safety, and prescription schemes.
del Campo
M Teresa
MT
Servicio de Bioquímica Clínica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, España. teresa.del.campo@accenture.com
Aguado
Pilar
P
Martínez
M Eugenia
ME
D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012306:Risk; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control
D014807:Vitamin D