Vitamin D supplementation: position Statement of the Iberoamerican Society of Osteoporosis and Mineral Metabolism (SIBOMM).
Santiago PalaciosSonia CerdasRamiro Da SilvaAlejandro ParadasJorge VargasDesireé MostajoKonstantinos TserotasLuis DanckersMario MorenoMaria NavasRoberto Muñoz-LouisTatiana MaidaOscar RoseroCamilo RuedaDavid VasquezLuciano MeloSantiago CórdobaLuis Rasec-MoralesNilson Roberto de MeloPublished in: Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (2020)
The importance of VD has been widely documented and its deficiency is a pandemic. Many individuals have difficulty meeting daily VD requirements through food and the sun. The population of Latin America and the Caribbean has diverse ethnics, cultures, in addition to living in different latitudes and altitudes. Therefore, it is important to make a position on VD supplementation, given the different characteristics, ages and serum levels of 25(OH)D.