Reduction of Parathyroid Hormone with Vitamin D Supplementation in Blacks: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Journal: BMC nutrition
Published Date: Dec 17, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Response of parathyroid hormone (PTH) to vitamin D supplementation is determined by the baseline PTH level and change in vitamin D status. Conflicting reports in Blacks exist on the PTH response to vitamin D to supplementation.

Authors

  • Paulette D Chandler
    Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
  • Foluso Agboola
    Division of Policy Translation and Leadership Development, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.
  • Kimmie Ng
    See the Notes section for the full list of authors' affiliations.
  • Jamil B Scott
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
  • Bettina F Drake
    Department of Surgery, Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.
  • Gary G Bennett
    Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC.
  • Andrew T Chan
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Division of Gastroenterology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
  • Bruce W Hollis
    Division of Pediatrics, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC.
  • Karen M Emmons
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
  • Charles S Fuchs
    See the Notes section for the full list of authors' affiliations.
  • Edward L Giovannucci
    Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, BostoN; Departments of Nutrition and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA.

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