Journal article
A 250Â μg/week dose of vitamin D was as effective as a 50Â μg/d dose in healthy adults, but a regimen of four weekly followed by monthly doses of 1250Â μg raised the risk of hypercalciuria
British Journal of Nutrition, Vol.110(10), pp.1866-1872
2013
Abstract
The risk of vitamin D insufficiency is increased in persons having limited sunlight exposure and dietary vitamin D. Supplementation compliance might be improved with larger doses taken less often, but this may increase the potential for side effects. The objective of the present study was to determine whether a weekly or weekly/monthly regimen of vitamin D supplementation is as effective as daily supplementation without increasing the risk of side effects. Participants were forty-eight healthy adults who were randomly assigned for 3 months to placebo or one of three supplementation regimens: 50 μg/d (2000 IU/d, analysed dose 70 μg/d), 250 μg/week (10 000 IU/week, analysed dose 331 μg/week) or 1250 μg/week (50 000 IU/week, analysed dose 1544 μg/week) for 4 weeks and then 1250 μg/month for 2 months. Daily and weekly doses were equally effective at increasing serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, which was significantly greater than baseline in all the supplemented groups after 30 d of treatment. Subjects in the 1250 μg treatment group, who had a BMI >26 kg/m2, had a steady increase in urinary Ca in the first 3 weeks of supplementation, and, overall, the relative risk of hypercalciuria was higher in the 1250 μg group than in the placebo group (P= 0• 01). Although vitamin D supplementation remains a controversial issue, these data document that supplementing with ≤ 250 μg/week ( ≤ 10 000 IU/week) can improve or maintain vitamin D status in healthy populations without the risk of hypercalciuria, but 24 h urinary Ca excretion should be evaluated in healthy persons receiving vitamin D3 supplementation in weekly single doses of 1250 μg (50 000 IU). © The Authors 2013. This is a work of the U.S. Government and is not subject to copyright protection in the United States.Â.
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- Title
- A 250Â μg/week dose of vitamin D was as effective as a 50Â μg/d dose in healthy adults, but a regimen of four weekly followed by monthly doses of 1250Â μg raised the risk of hypercalciuria
- Authors
- S R Zwart (Author) - Universities Space Research Association, United StatesH Parsons (Author) - British Columbia Children's Hospital, CanadaMichael G Kimlin (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyS M Innis (Author) - British Columbia Children's Hospital, CanadaJ P Locke (Author) - Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre, United StatesS M Smith (Author) - Lyndon B. Johnson Space Centre, United States
- Publication details
- British Journal of Nutrition, Vol.110(10), pp.1866-1872
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Date published
- 2013
- DOI
- 10.1017/S000711451300113X
- ISSN
- 0007-1145
- Copyright note
- Copyright © The Authors 2013. The published version is reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99449598302621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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