title: Vitamin D: Musculoskeletal health.
abstract: Perhaps the role of Vitamin D supplementation has been most exhaustively studied in calcium absorption, skeletal wellbeing, muscular potency, balance and risk of falling. Nonetheless, new data has emerged and the recent research on sarcopenia makes the topic increasingly interesting. Given the socioeconomic burden of the musculoskeletal consequences of hypovitaminosis D it is vital to keep abreast with the latest literature in the field. The recommended Vitamin D supplementation dose should suffice to increase the serum 25 hydroxyvitamin D level to 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L) and this level should be optimally maintained with a maintenance dose, particularly for those diagnosed with osteoporosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Nagyerdei krt. 98, H-4032, Debrecen, Hungary. harjit@med.unideb.hu.
authors.forename: Harjit Pal
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Bhattoa
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Immunology, and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Medical University of Bialystok, ul. Waszyngtona 17, 15-274, Bialystok, Poland.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Konstantynowicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Radioimmunology & Experimental Medicine at The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland.
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Laszcz
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Radioimmunology & Experimental Medicine at The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wojcik
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Radioimmunology & Experimental Medicine at The Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw, Masovian District, Poland.
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pludowski
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D002136:Calcium, Dietary / Q000494:pharmacology; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D009142:Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena / Q000187:drug effects; D010024:Osteoporosis / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000517:prevention & control; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000502:physiology*; D014808:Vitamin D Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D002136:Calcium, Dietary; D014807:Vitamin D
keywords: Bone; Falls; Muscle; Osteoporosis; Sarcopenia; Vitamin D