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American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol 48, 127-130, Copyright © 1988 by The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc

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Calcium and cholecalciferol: effects of small supplements in normal men

ES Orwoll, RM Weigel, SK Oviatt, MR McClung and LJ Deftos
Medical Service, Portland VA Medical Center, OR 97201.

The effect of small calcium and vitamin D supplements on mineral metabolism in normal persons is unclear. To investigate the biochemical response to these medications, we administered 1000 mg Ca and 25 micrograms cholecalciferol per day or a placebo to 92 normal men for 1 y. The Ca and cholecalciferol were tolerated well. 25- Hydroxycholecalciferol [25-(OH)D] and 24,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol [24,25-(OH)2D] levels rose in treated subjects; there was no definite change in 1,25-(OH)2D concentrations. The average difference in 25- (OH)D levels between treated and untreated subjects was 30 nmol/L at 1 y. Fasting serum Ca, alkaline phosphatase, creatinine, and parathyroid hormone levels and the fasting urinary excretion of Ca, phosphorus and cAMP, were not affected. However, 24-h urinary Ca excretion was higher in the supplemented group (3.5 +/- 1.9 vs 4.7 +/- 1.7 mmol/d, p = 0.006). Serum P concentrations were slightly higher in the supplemented group at 1 y. In normal men small calcium and cholecalciferol supplements are safe, provide adequate vitamin D nutrition and apparently increase net gastrointestinal Ca absorption.




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