Vitamin D

NEW ORLEANS —Few providers conduct a complete assessment of secondary causes of osteoporosis before initiating medication, according to findings presented at the AACE annual meeting.

BOSTON — Most people in the United States do not get enough vitamin D, but supplementation helps patients reach the daily recommended dietary allowance, according to a speaker at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.

SAN DIEGO — The implementation of dietary modifications, supplementation and other lifestyle changes can significantly improve hidradenitis suppurativa, according to a speaker here.

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.

Adults with vitamin D deficiency had lower COVID-19 vaccine antibody titers than adults with normal vitamin D levels 9 months after vaccination, according to a brief report in Endocrine.

A recent study showed that vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy has a protective effect on the respiratory health of children — specifically, it reduced wheezing.

The benefits of gestational exposure to vitamin D for respiratory health in children is characterized by specific alterations to the mother’s metabolism, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

The benefits of gestational exposure to vitamin D for respiratory health in children is characterized by specific alterations to the mother’s metabolism, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

Aerobic-resistance exercises combined with cognitive training improved cognition compared with exercise alone in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, a recent study found.