Expert consensus on vitamin D in osteoporosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adequate vitamin D is essential for maintaining optimal bone health, preventing and treating of osteoporosis. However, in recent years, large clinical trials and meta-analyses on the efficacy of vitamin D supplementation to prevent fractures in populations at different risks have been equivocal. The optimal level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) remains controversial. Recommendations vary between societies. The lack of standardized assays also poses a challenge in interpreting available research data.

Methods

We systematically searched for articles in MEDLINE database through PubMed, which included meta-analysis, systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies that assessed measurement, diagnosis and treatment about vitamin D de

SUBMITTER: Lei S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11836767 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature