Calcium and vitamin D controversies.

Rheum Dis Clin North Am

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center/UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

Published: August 2011

Controversies regarding appropriate use of vitamin D and calcium are predominately related to the extraskeletal effects. Calcium and vitamin D are essential for bone health. The concerns regarding calcium and cardiovascular complications are inconclusive at best, and do not warrant a change in our approach to supplementation at this time. A growing body of literature exists suggesting that additional vitamin D may have numerous benefits, although more study needs to be done. Further prospective trials would provide insight into the potential advantages that increased vitamin D supplementation could provide.

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