Vitamin D3 supplementation (4000 IU/d for 1 y) eliminates differences in circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D between African American and white men | Zendy

Elizabeth GarrettMayer | Zendy; Carol L. Wagner | Zendy; Bruce W. Hollis | Zendy; Mark S. Kindy | Zendy; Sebastiano GattoniCelli | Zendy

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Vitamin D3 supplementation (4000 IU/d for 1 y) eliminates differences in circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D between African American and white men

Author(s) -

Elizabeth GarrettMayer,

Carol L. Wagner,

Bruce W. Hollis,

Mark S. Kindy,

Sebastiano GattoniCelli

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

american journal of clinical nutrition

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1938-3207

pISSN - 0002-9165

DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.112.034256

Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , hypovitaminosis , african american , vitamin d deficiency , endocrinology , diabetes mellitus , observational study , vitamin , ethnology , history

African Americans suffer disproportionately from diabetes and cardiovascular disease and are significantly more likely to have suboptimal concentrations of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D]. The results of epidemiologic and observational studies suggest that there is a link between vitamin D deficiency and the risk of cardiometabolic disorders, which underscores the importance of maintaining healthy concentrations of 25(OH)D.

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