title: Update on vitamin D: pros and cons.
abstract: Controversies on vitamin D currently represent a challenging topic in mineral metabolism research. In particular, current guidelines on vitamin D supplementation did not report consistent recommendation and the issue related to beneficial vs harmful effects of loading vitamin D doses did not lead to any firm universal conclusion. Finally, serum and clinical outcomes of vitamin D supplementation, particularly as far as extra-skeletal effect of the hormone, need to be further investigated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristiana
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cipriani
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Piemonte
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Mirella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cilli
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pepe
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Disciplines "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Minisola
keywords: extraskeletal; skeletal; supplementation; vitamin D
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