Vitamin D Intoxication with Severe Hypercalcemia due to Manufacturing and Labeling Errors of Two Dietary Supplements Made in the United States
Author(s) -
Takako Araki,
Michael F. Holick,
Bianca Alfonso,
Esti Charlap,
Carla M. Romero,
Dahlia Rizk,
Lisa G. Newman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-1443
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , asymptomatic , dietary supplement , vitamin , physiology , dietary reference intake , pediatrics , food science , nutrient , chemistry , organic chemistry
More than 50% of Americans use dietary supplements, and 60-70% fail to report this use to their physicians. Intoxication from vitamin D supplements has been rarely reported but may now occur more frequently. This may be attributable to an increase in vitamin D supplement intake due to the findings that deficiency is common and has been associated with a number of disease states.
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