TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - "Vitamin D - why does it matter?" - Defining Vitamin D deficiency and its prevalence
JO  - Scandinavian journal of clinical and laboratory investigation supplementum
A1  - Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A.
SP  - 3
EP  - 6
VL  - 243
IS  - 
N2  - Abstract Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in about 50 % of adults and limited data support a similar prevalence in children. This is of concern, as vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for falls and fractures and several double-blind RCTs provide evidence that supplementation reduces the risk of fall and fractures among the senior population. Further, large epidemiologic studies consistently report that vitamin D deficiency confers an increased risk of mortality, cardiovascular disease and cancer, especially colo-rectal cancer. However, as large clinical trials for non-musculoskeletal endpoints are missing today, public health recommendations are based primarily on bone health to argue vitamin D repletion in the population.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0085-591X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00365513.2012.681938
ID  - ref1
ER  -