Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr.  2012 Sep;15(3):138-144.

Recent Updates on Vitamin D and Pediatric Gastrointestinal Diseases

• Seo JH
• Chang JY
• Park JS
• Park CH
• Youn HS

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.

Keyword

Vitamin D; Vitamin D deficiency; Gastrointestinal diseases

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Aged
Child
Gastrointestinal Diseases
Hepatitis B, Chronic
Hepatitis C
Humans
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Obesity
Prevalence
Receptors, Calcitriol
Vitamin D
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamins
Receptors, Calcitriol
Vitamin D
Vitamins

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