| Effect of vitamin D supplementation in the institutionalized elderly. | |
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PMID: 19444379 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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An intervention study with vitamin D supplementation was conducted in order to study the amount of vitamin D required in the elderly. Sixty-four institutionalized elderly were randomly assigned to two groups: group (A) to take a beverage containing 200 mg calcium daily, and group (B) to take a beverage containing 200 mg calcium and 5 microg vitamin D daily for 30 days. Prior to the study, the subjects' average vitamin D intake was 7.3 microg/day, which is approximately 150% of the current adequate intake (AI), however their mean plasma 25 OH-D level at baseline was only 12 ng/mL, strongly indicating hypovitaminosis D. During the study, average plasma 25 OH-D concentration significantly increased to 14.7 ng/mL in group (B), but not in group (A). However, group (B) was still in the hypovitaminosis range. Thus, daily intake exceeding the current AI of 5 microg is required for the institutionalized elderly. |
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Authors:
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Masako Himeno; Naoko Tsugawa; Akiko Kuwabara; Minori Fujii; Nobuko Kawai; Yuzuru Kato; Noriko Kihara; Tomoko Toyoda; Masami Kishimoto; Yoko Ogawa; Shoko Kido; Toshiaki Noike; Toshio Okano; Kiyoshi Tanaka |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-05-15 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of bone and mineral metabolism Volume: 27 ISSN: 1435-5604 ISO Abbreviation: J. Bone Miner. Metab. Publication Date: 2009 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-11-02 Completed Date: 2010-01-12 Revised Date: 2010-03-03 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9436705 Medline TA: J Bone Miner Metab Country: Japan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 733-7 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Food and Nutrition, Kyoto Women's University, Kyoto 605-8501, Japan. |
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Aged Aged, 80 and over Calcium / therapeutic use Dietary Supplements* Female Hematologic Tests Humans Male Nursing Homes Nutrition Disorders / diagnosis*, therapy Nutritional Sciences Parathyroid Hormone / blood Time Factors Vitamin D / blood, therapeutic use* Vitamins / therapeutic use* |
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0/Parathyroid Hormone; 0/Vitamins; 1406-16-2/Vitamin D; 7440-70-2/Calcium |
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