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Vitamin D: An Evidence-Based Review

Teresa Kulie, Amy Groff, Jackie Redmer, Jennie Hounshell and Sarina Schrager
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2009, 22 (6) 698-706; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.06.090037
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    Table 1.

    Vitamin D Preparations for Newborns

    PreparationDoseComments
    Just D by Sunlight vitamins400 IU in 1 mL
    Carson labs400 IU gelcap
    Polyvisol400 IUAlso contains other vitamins
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    Table 2.

    Causes of Vitamin D Deficiency58

    CausesExample
    Reduced skin synthesisSunscreen, skin pigment, season/latitude/time of day, aging, skin grafts
    Decreaseed absorptionCystic fibrosis, celiac disease, whipple disease, Crohn disease, gastric bypass, medications that reduce cholesterol absorption
    Increased sesquestrationObesity
    Increased catabolismAnticonvulsant, glucocorticoid, highly active antiretroviral treatment, and some immunosuppressants
    Breastfeeding
    Decreased synthesis of 25-hydroxyvitamin DHepatic failure
    Increased urinary loss of 25-hydroxyvitamin DNephrotic proteinuria
    Decreased synthesis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin DChronic renal failure
    Heritable disordersGenetic mutations causing rickets, or vitamin D resistance
    Acquired disordersTumor-induced osteomalacia, primary hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, granulomatous disorders such as sarcoidosis, tuburculosis, and some lymphomas
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Teresa Kulie, Amy Groff, Jackie Redmer, Jennie Hounshell, Sarina Schrager
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