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Consensus Development for the Supplementation of Vitamin D in Childhood and Adolescence

Consensus Development for the Supplementation of Vitamin D in Childhood and Adolescence IntroductionThe need for dietary supplementation of vitamin D during infancy has been widely accepted, yet rickets remains common even in the most affluent societies [1]. Several studies have suggested a relationship between childhood calcium and vitamin D intake and bone mineralization, fractures in adolescents, and osteoporosis in adulthood; but nutritional requirements and recommendations for supplementation are controversial. To insure that risk factors for vitamin D deficiency are well understood and that daily requirements for calcium and vitamin D for children are recognized, the Bone Club of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) convened a consensus development symposium on July 6, 2001.The Consensus ProcessThe consensus development panel included pediatric endocrinologists from ten universities in Europe and the USA. Each of the participants reviewed the literature on a topic related to pediatric and adolescent vitamin D supplementation, and these reviews were presented at the consensus symposium. The reviews were then discussed by the panel and the symposium audience. The discussion was added to the reviews and the second draft was distributed to the panel members for comments. The final draft was presented as a consensus statement, and was approved by all panel members and the Board of the ESPE Bone http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Hormone Research in Paediatrics Karger

Consensus Development for the Supplementation of Vitamin D in Childhood and Adolescence

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Karger
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© 2002 S. Karger AG, Basel
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1663-2818
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1663-2826
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10.1159/000063214
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IntroductionThe need for dietary supplementation of vitamin D during infancy has been widely accepted, yet rickets remains common even in the most affluent societies [1]. Several studies have suggested a relationship between childhood calcium and vitamin D intake and bone mineralization, fractures in adolescents, and osteoporosis in adulthood; but nutritional requirements and recommendations for supplementation are controversial. To insure that risk factors for vitamin D deficiency are well understood and that daily requirements for calcium and vitamin D for children are recognized, the Bone Club of the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) convened a consensus development symposium on July 6, 2001.The Consensus ProcessThe consensus development panel included pediatric endocrinologists from ten universities in Europe and the USA. Each of the participants reviewed the literature on a topic related to pediatric and adolescent vitamin D supplementation, and these reviews were presented at the consensus symposium. The reviews were then discussed by the panel and the symposium audience. The discussion was added to the reviews and the second draft was distributed to the panel members for comments. The final draft was presented as a consensus statement, and was approved by all panel members and the Board of the ESPE Bone

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Hormone Research in Paediatrics – Karger

Published: Jan 1, 2002

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