Guidelines for Preventing and Treating Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency Revisited

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism March 22, 2012 jc.2011-2601
Michael F. Holick, mfholick at bu.edu Neil C. Binkley, Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari, Catherine M. Gordon, David A. Hanley, Robert P. Heaney, M. Hassan Murad and Connie M. Weaver
Boston University School of Medicine (M.F.H.), Boston, Massachusetts 02118-2526; Osteoporosis Research Program (N.C.B.), University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706; Department of Rheumatology and Institute for Physical Medicine (H.A.B.-F.), University Hospital Zurich, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland; Divisions of Adolescent Medicine and Endocrinology (C.M.G.), Childrens Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism (D.A.H.), Health Science Centre, University of Calgary Faculty of Medicine (R.P.H.), Calgary, Canada AB T2N 4N1; Creighton University (R.P.H.), Omaha, Nebraska 68131; Division of Preventative, Occupational, and Aerospace Medicine Mayo Clinic (M.H.M.), Rochester, Minnesota 55905; and Department of Foods and Nutrition (C.M.W.), Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

Abstract Not Available

Received September 20, 2011; Accepted February 10, 2012.

PMID 22442274

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Percent of population with less than 20 ng of vitamin D

The Institute of Medicine voted that 20 nanograms of vitamin D is enough for (bone) health.