Optimizing Bone Health in Children and Adolescents (original) (raw)

“…All strategies to optimize bone health should be considered. 36 Calcium intake should meet current recommended daily intake of 500 mg for children 1 to 3 years of age, 800 mg for children 4 to 8 years of age, and 1300 mg for children and adolescents 9 to 18 years of age. 7,36,37 Routine screening of vitamin D levels is not indicated in healthy youth.…”

Section: Therapy For Childhood Skeletal Fragilitymentioning

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“…All strategies to optimize bone health should be considered. 36 Calcium intake should meet current recommended daily intake of 500 mg for children 1 to 3 years of age, 800 mg for children 4 to 8 years of age, and 1300 mg for children and adolescents 9 to 18 years of age. 7,36,37 Routine screening of vitamin D levels is not indicated in healthy youth.…”

Section: Therapy For Childhood Skeletal Fragilitymentioning

“…36 Calcium intake should meet current recommended daily intake of 500 mg for children 1 to 3 years of age, 800 mg for children 4 to 8 years of age, and 1300 mg for children and adolescents 9 to 18 years of age. 7,36,37 Routine screening of vitamin D levels is not indicated in healthy youth. However, the adequacy of total body vitamin D stores should be assessed in youth at risk of bone fragility by measuring by measuring serum concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D. Concentrations of at least 20 ng/mL (50 nmol/L) have been recommended for healthy children, but some experts aim for a serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration >30 ng/mL in populations at increased risk of fracture.…”

Section: Therapy For Childhood Skeletal Fragilitymentioning

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“…The American Academy of Pediatrics [8] and the IOM [2] recommend routine daily supplementation with 400 IU/d vitamin D in breastfed and partially breastfed infants, beginning in the first few days of life and continued until the infant has been weaned and is drinking at least 1 L/ d of vitamin D-fortified infant formula or cow milk. Many Indian newborns are now being supplemented with oral vitamin D, despite the fact that the country is blessed with abundant sunshine, the major source of Vitamin D synthesis.…”

Section: Vitamin D Sufficiency Through Sunshine Inmentioning

“…They are beneficial in optimizing skeletal development (43)(44)(45)(46) and limiting bone loss during adulthood (47).…”

Section: Primary and Secondary Prevention Related To Bone Healthmentioning