Recent Updates on Vitamin D and Pediatric Gastrointestinal Diseases.
10.5223/pghn.2012.15.3.138
- Author:
Ji Hyun SEO
1
;
Ju Young CHANG
;
Ji Sook PARK
;
Chan Hoo PARK
;
Hee Shang YOUN
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang Institute of Health Science, Jinju, Korea. seozee@gnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Vitamin D;
Vitamin D deficiency;
Gastrointestinal diseases
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Aged;
Child;
Gastrointestinal Diseases;
Hepatitis B, Chronic;
Hepatitis C;
Humans;
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases;
Obesity;
Prevalence;
Receptors, Calcitriol;
Vitamin D;
Vitamin D Deficiency;
Vitamins
- From:Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
2012;15(3):138-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The clinical importance of vitamin D has been recently highlighted, due to non-skeletal effects of vitamin D and the fact that vitamin D receptors are observed in many kinds of cells. Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency results in the development of gastrointestinal diseases, including obesity, hepatitis B, chronic hepatitis C, and inflammatory bowel disease in children. The prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency in 188 Korean adolescents, aged 12-13 years, was 98.9% for boys and 100% for girls. This article reviews recent publications, regarding vitamin D deficiency and childhood gastrointestinal diseases, and introduces new treatment and prevention guidelines for vitamin D deficiency.
