Vitamin D Deficiency

Pediatric patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea and a vitamin D deficiency faced more severe sleep apnea vs. those without this deficiency, according to results published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.

Patients with chronic kidney disease and those who have had a kidney transplant should avoid high doses of vitamin D, according to an evidence-based consensus document.

Healio spoke to the president of the American Academy of Dermatology after the organization issued a letter to the editor of The Atlantic with “serious concerns” over its article entitled “Against sunscreen absolutism.”

CHICAGO — Vitamin D levels may be associated with mental health — particularly, depressive symptoms, according to research presented at the annual NUTRITION meeting.

BOSTON — Vitamin D test results have become more reliable during the past decade after quality improvement measures, but inaccuracies persist for some assays that can affect diagnosis and treatment decisions, researchers reported.

Published results showed vitamin D deficiency was associated with poorer clinical and functional outcomes after total knee arthroplasty; however, vitamin D supplementation may improve outcomes in patients who have this deficiency.

Vitamin D supplementation may be helpful for bone health, but the research is still undecided, according to an expert.

A once-weekly oral vitamin D supplementation did not reduce fracture risk over a 3-year follow-up among a group of children with vitamin D deficiency in Mongolia, according to findings published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.

Individuals with insufficient levels of vitamin D prior to treatment with paclitaxel are at higher risk for developing chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, study results showed.

Vitamin D deficiency was associated with a marginally increased risk for atrial fibrillation, and increases in serum vitamin D were linked to a decreased risk, according to the results of a meta-analysis.