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IOF position statement: vitamin D recommendations for older adults

Osteoporosis International volume 21, pages 1151–1154 (2010)Cite this article

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This position paper of the International Osteoporosis Foundation makes recommendations for vitamin D nutrition in elderly men and women from an evidence-based perspective.

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  1. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, 711 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, USA

    B. Dawson-Hughes

  2. Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, Sarita Vihar, Delhi-Mathura Road, 110044, New Delhi, India

    A. Mithal

  3. University Hospital, Division of Bone Diseases, University Hospitals and Faculty of Medicine, Rue Micheli-du-Crest 24, 1211, Geneva, Switzerland

    J.-P. Bonjour

  4. Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases and Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium

    S. Boonen

  5. Association Suisse contre l’Ostéoporose, Clinique Bois-Cerf, Avenue d’Ouchy 31, 1006, Lausanne, Switzerland

    P. Burckhardt

  6. Calcium Metabolism and Osteoporosis Program, American University of Beirut-Medical Center, Riad El Solh, PO BOX: 11-0236, 1107 2020, Beirut, Lebanon

    G. E.-H. Fuleihan

  7. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Toronto, St Michael’s Hospital Health Centre, 61 Queen Street East, Toronto, ON, M5C 2T2, Canada

    R. G. Josse

  8. Division of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007, MB, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    P. Lips

  9. Hospital Aranda de la Parra, Hidalgo 329-704, León, 37000, GTO, Mexico

    J. Morales-Torres

  10. Department of Joint Disease Research, 22nd Century Medical and Research Center, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan

    N. Yoshimura

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This material is based in part upon work supported by the US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, under agreement no. 58-1950-7-707. Any opinions, findings, conclusion, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the US Department of Agriculture, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the US Department of Health and Human Services.

This statement has been endorsed by the IOF Committee of Scientific Advisors

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Dawson-Hughes, B., Mithal, A., Bonjour, JP. et al. IOF position statement: vitamin D recommendations for older adults. Osteoporos Int 21, 1151–1154 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-010-1285-3

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Keywords

  • Musculoskeletal health
  • Requirement
  • Vitamin D