Vitamin D3 levels in children with chronic gastrointestinal disease

In recent years there has been an effort to understand the possible noncalcemic roles of vitamin D including its role in the immune system. According to the published data the results suggest an important role for vitamin D deficiency in the chronic gastrointestinal diseases and the requirement of its supplementation in the therapy. Aim: to investigate the levels in the serum of vitamin D3 in children suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease and compare it with a control group in mainly the same age. Patients: We have measured the vitamin D3 levels in the serum of children with IBD (n: 20, media…