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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Vitamin D and Reduced Rickets Incidence

Doses used in studies

IU/week: 15,000 (median 15,000, IQR 15,000–15,000) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 12.2 months · IQR 12.2 months–12.2 months · Range 12.2 months–12.2 months — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Effects of weekly cholecalciferol supplementation of lactating mothers on vitamin D status, and infant growth and gross motor development: a randomized controlled trial in rural Ethiopia.
- 2025-11
- RCT
- The American journal of clinical nutrition 122(5)
- - Meron Girma
  - Alemayehu Argaw
  - Birkneh Tilahun Tadesse
  - Biruk Mulugeta
  - Winyoo Chowanadisai
  - Barbara J Stoecker
- PubMed: 40754215
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.07.028
4 Insights on
- Reduced Rickets Incidence
- High evidence
- Infants
There were nonstatistically significant fewer 'suspected rickets' cases in the vitamin D group (8.00%) than the placebo (15.4%) at 12 mo (P = 0.284)
Effect
Neutral
Effect size
Small
Significant
No
Dose
15,000 IU/week