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Vitamin D loading dose of 300,000 IU for children – 3 weeks with capsules, biscuits, injection – RCT Aug 2018

Stoss therapy using fortified biscuit for vitamin D-deficient children: a novel treatment

Pediatric Research (2018) 10.1038/s41390-018-0135-4
Leila Moslemi, Mohammadreza Esmaeili dooki, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia, Morteza Alijanpour Aghamaleki, Mohammad Pornasrollah, Hassan Ashrafianamiri, Haji-Ghorban Nooreddini, Sohrab Kazemi, Mahdi Pouramir & Ali Bijani

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Resulting Vitamin D Response

Biscuit
2/week 3 weeks
Capsule
2/week 3 weeks
Injection
1 time
Measured at 3 weeks 42 ng50 ng63 ng
Vitamin D Life guess at 10 weeks35 ng 40 ng 80 ng

Overview Loading of vitamin D contains the following

Loading dose: 155 studies at Vitamin D Life

Vitamin D loading dose (stoss therapy) proven to improve health overview
If a person is or is suspected to be, very vitamin D deficient a loading dose is typically given

  • Loading = restore = quick replacement by 1 or more doses
  • Loading doses range in total size from 100,000 IU to 1,000,000 IU of Vitamin D3
    • = 2.5 to 25 milligrams
  • The size of the loading dose is a function of body weight - see below
    • Unfortunately, some doctors persist in using Vitamin D2 instead of D3
  • Loading may be done as quickly as a single day (Stoss), to as slowly as 3 months.
    • It appears that spreading the loading dose over 4+ days is slightly better if speed is not essential
  • Loading is typically oral, but can be Injection (I.M,) and Topical
  • Loading dose is ~3X faster if done topically or swished inside of the mouth
    • Skips the slow process of stomach and intestine, and might even skip liver and Kidney as well
  • The loading dose persists in the body for 1 - 3 months
    • The loading dose should be followed up with on-going maintenance dosing
    • Unfortunately, many doctors fail to follow-up with the maintenance dosing.
  • About 1 in 300 people have some form of a mild allergic reaction to vitamin D supplements, including loading doses
    • it appears prudent to test with a small amount of vitamin D before giving a loading dose
    • The causes of a mild allergic reaction appear to be: (in order of occurrence)
    • 1) lack of magnesium - which can be easily added
    • 2) allergy to capsule contents - oil, additives (powder does not appear to cause any reaction)
    • 3) allergy to the tiny amount of D3 itself (allergy to wool) ( alternate: D3 made from plants )
    • 4) allergy of the gut to Vitamin D - alternative = topical

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PDF is available free at Sci-Hub   10.1038/s41390-018-0135-4

Background: To evaluate the efficacy of stoss therapy using fortified biscuit for vitamin D-deficient children.

Methods
A total of 108 children aged 30–72 months with vitamin D deficiency were studied in a randomized single-blind clinical trial. The deficient children were assigned to three groups, namely, vitamin D-fortified biscuit (BG), capsule vitamin D (CG), and ampoule vitamin D (AG). Capsules and biscuits containing 50,000 IU of cholecalciferol were consumed twice per week for 3 consecutive weeks. Ampoules with 300,000 IU of cholecalciferol were injected intramuscularly in a single dose. Three weeks after treatment, serum 25(OH)D concentrations were measured, and the three groups were compared.

Results
Each method of treatment could increase the mean serum 25(OH)D concentration to optimal level. Serum 25(OH)D concentrations ≥100 ng/mL were observed in six children, including four from AG and two from CG (P = 0.09). The comparison of the mean serum 25(OH)D concentrations after treatment showed between ampoule and capsule (P = 0.3) and capsule and biscuit (P = 0.62) were insignificant; however, the ampoule and biscuit groups differed significantly (P = 0.012).

Conclusion
Stoss therapy using fortified biscuit may be an effective way to improve compliance in children who cannot take capsules without adverse effects and may also be recommended for prevention purposes.


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