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Vitamin D Requirement During Pregnancy and Lactation
Author(s) -
Hollis Bruce W
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of bone and mineral research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.882
H-Index - 241
eISSN - 1523-4681
pISSN - 0884-0431
DOI - 10.1359/jbmr.07s215
Subject(s) - lactation , pregnancy , medicine , vitamin , physiology , dietary reference intake , vitamin d and neurology , obstetrics , current (fluid) , endocrinology , biology , nutrient , physics , ecology , genetics , thermodynamics
The current recommended dietary requirement for vitamin D intake (200 IU/d) during pregnancy and lactation is based on little, if any, scientific evidence, and as a result is clinically irrelevant with respect to maintaining nutritional vitamin D status during these demanding human conditions. Current research has shown that the actual dietary requirement during pregnancy and lactation may actually be as high as 6000 IU/d. Current data on which these new recommendations could be based are presented.