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July 5, 2026Current Nutrition ReportsOpen Access

From the Vitamin D Paradox to Precision Nutrition: Targeted Supplementation, Assay Pitfalls, and Clinical Decision-Making

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ΜDΜaria DalamagaDTDimitrios TsilingirisDPDimitra Petropoulou

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Overview

Review highlights vitamin D's role in health, discussing supplementation and assay challenges in patient management.

Key Points

  • This review aims to evaluate the clinical use of vitamin D, addressing its management, assay limitations, and targeted supplementation strategies.
  • Review of observational evidence and randomized controlled trials on vitamin D.
  • Analysis of assay variability and its impact on clinical decisions.
  • Discussion on the importance of targeting supplementation in deficient populations.
  • Meaningful effects of vitamin D supplementation predominantly observed in deficiency (< 12 ng/mL).
  • Specific benefits include reduced mortality in adults ≥ 75 years and reduced diabetes progression in high-risk populations.
  • Recommendations include empiric supplementation for select groups and avoidance of routine screening in healthy adults.

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Dalamaga et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a49f4b8f5d1d45b287fffb1https://doi.org/10.1007/s13668-026-00780-2
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