Most Cystic Fibrosis Kids May Not Be Adequately Met By Low Vitamin D Guidelines A new study has said that existing guidelines for treating vitamin D deficiency in children with cystic fibrosis are too low and put patients at high risk for bone loss and rickets. It is noteworthy of mention that researchers from Johns Hopkins Children’s Center looked at 262 children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Reportedly, Nearly half the children were vitamin D-deficient, and most of them remained persistently deficient, despite receiving restorative vitamin D doses equal to or higher than the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation-recommended 50,000 IU of ergocalciferol (a form of vitamin D) per week. For interested persons, the study was published in the October issue of The Journal of Pediatrics. Experts have said that CF is a genetic disorder in which the body is unable to transport chloride in and out of cells. It is said that this causes mild to life-threatening complications such as recurrent and severe lung infections and delayed growth. According to background information in a Hopkins news release, due to the fact that CF results in poor absorption of nutrients and malnutrition, growing children with CF are especially prone to vitamin D deficiency. Study leader and lung specialist Dr. Deanna Green said in the news release that: “These findings are a big wake-up call, not only because they show that many children with CF are lacking vitamin D, but also because the deficiency persists even in those children who are treated with weekly doses twice or three times as high as the current recommendations.” She added: “Clearly there is an urgent need to find more effective ways to restore healthy vitamin D levels.” At this stage, it is recommeded that until that happens, doctors should consider increasing vitamin D intake beyond the current recommendations in CF patients who are vitamin D deficient. For The Latest Health News Keep it Locked Here at BodyHealthsoul.com =================================================================