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SUBMITTER: Magge SN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5992315 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Magge Sheela N SN Prasad Divya D Zemel Babette S BS Kelly Andrea A
Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology 20180321
<h4>Objectives</h4>Obese, African-American (AA) adolescents are at increased risk for vitamin D deficiency. The primary objective of this pilot study was to examine the effect of vitamin D supplementation upon 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD) levels in obese, AA adolescents.<h4>Methods</h4>A randomized, double-blinded, controlled pilot study included 26 obese (BMI ≥ 95%ile), vitamin D deficient (25OHD < 20 ng/mL), pubertal AA adolescents (ages 12-17). Subjects received cholecalciferol 1000 IU or 500 ...[more]