title: How much vitamin D for children?
abstract: Recently a number of studies have reported worldwide recrudescence of biochemical and clinical rickets, despite continuous revisions of the experts about the adequate intake of vitamin D for infants and children to maintain an adequate 25-hydroxyvitamin D status and assure the achievement of peak bone mass during the growth. The aim of this review is to illustrate the current opinions and controversies about what should be considered the normal range for serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations and which doses of vitamin D supplements should be recommended in the various pediatric ages and in different contests as climatic regions, colour of skin and sunlight exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Women's and Children's Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: Ivana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pela
keywords: bone metabolism; rickets; vitamin D