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17th European Congress of Endocrinology

Symposia

New concepts in Vitamin D research

ea0037s13.2 | New concepts in Vitamin D research | ECE2015

Clinical consequences of low vitamin D status

Cashman Kevin

While there is still considerable debate as to what circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration may best represent low vitamin D status, it is clear that there is substantial evidence that the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency (serum 25(OH)D <25/30 nmol/l) and inadequacy (<50/75 nmol/l) is moderate and high respectively, across Europe. This has significant implications for human health throughout the lifecycle and may impact on healthy growth and developme...