Subfile:
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Format (FM):
Fact Sheet (22).
Language(s) (LG):
English.
Year Published (YR):
2004.
Audience code (AC):
General Public (300). Patients (400). Alternative Therapists (180).
Corporate Author (CN):
Office of Dietary Supplements and Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health.
Source (SO):
Bethesda, MD: Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS). 2004. 14 p.
Availability (AV):
Available from National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Clearinghouse. P.O. Box 7923, Gaithersburg, MD 20898. (888) 644-6226 or (301) 519-3153. TTY (866) 464-3615. FAX (866) 464-3616. E-mail: info@nccam.nih.gov.
Website: www.nccam.nih.gov.
PRICE: Free.
Publication Number: D020.
Abstract (AB):
This fact sheet is designed to provide basic information about the role of vitamin D in health and disease and to guide decisions about the use of a vitamin D supplement. First, it explains what vitamin D is and how it is used by the body, what the sources of vitamin D are, what an adequate daily intake of vitamin D for adults is, when a vitamin D deficiency can occur, and who may need extra vitamin D. Then, it discusses current issues and controversies related to vitamin D and osteoporosis, cancer, steroids, and Alzheimer's disease. Finally, it examines the health risk of too much vitamin D. The fact sheet includes a table listing selected food sources of vitamin D and 37 references.
Major Descriptors (MJ):
Vitamin D. Biological Effects. Diet. Dietary Supplements. Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA).
Minor Descriptors (MN):
Cancer. Steroids. Alzheimers Disease. Osteoporosis. Caffeine. Risks.
Verification/Update Date (VE):
200408.
Notes (NT):
Copyright: No.
Accession Number (AN):
AMDC02912.
