Should vitamin D supplements be recommended to prevent chronic diseases?

BMJ. 2015 Jan 29:350:h321. doi: 10.1136/bmj.h321.

Authors

Haakon E Meyer¹, Kristin Holvik², Paul Lips³

Affiliations

¹ Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Box 4404, Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway University of Oslo, Department of Community Medicine, Oslo, Norway haakon.meyer@fhi.no.
² Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology, Box 4404, Nydalen, 0403 Oslo, Norway.
³ Endocrine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

PMID: 25633148
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h321

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Bone Density Conservation Agents / administration & dosage*
Bone Density Conservation Agents / adverse effects
Bone Density Conservation Agents / economics
Chronic Disease / economics
Chronic Disease / prevention & control*
Dietary Supplements*
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Costs
Epidemiologic Methods
Fractures, Bone / prevention & control
Humans
Risk Factors
Vitamin D / administration & dosage*
Vitamin D / adverse effects
Vitamin D / economics
Vitamins / administration & dosage*
Vitamins / adverse effects
Vitamins / economics

Substances

Bone Density Conservation Agents
Vitamins
Vitamin D