Vitamin D deficiency in athletes: Laboratory, clinical and field integration
Tina Shuk-Tin Ip a , Sai-Chuen Fu b, Michael Tim-Yun Ong b, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung b
Asia-Pacific Journal of Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy,Rehabilitation and Technology
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asmart.2022.06.001
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Possible reasons for low D in athletes
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in athletes. Increased utilisation and storage depletion may be key contributing factor. We found a higher prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy (deficiency/ insufficiency) in power than endurance sport athletes, which may be related to vitamin D utilisation and reserve in skeletal muscles.
Conclusion
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in athletes. Increased utilisation and storage depletion may be an important contributing factor for the high prevalence of vitamin D inadequacy in power sport (65.4%) compared to endurance sport (32.9%) athletes. Clinical feature of athletes at risk of vitamin D deficiency include:
- (1) female athletes with amenorrhea,
- (2) jumping sport athletes with a history of previous stress fracture,
- (3) indoor sport athletes who require weight-maintenance, and
- (4) collegiate athletes with busy schedules.
Ideally, serum 25(OH)D level should be assessed at least twice yearly in any athletes screened ‘at-risk’ — once in the early spring for the nadir and once in the late summer for a peak level. Supplemental oral vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) may be tailored according to athlete’s serum 25(OH)D basal levels and predicted seasonal variation throughout a competitive sporting season. Prescription at doses higher than the official recommendations are acceptable from a safety perspective.
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Athletes are helped by vitamin D by:
- Faster reaction time
- Far fewer colds/flus during the winter
- Less sore/tired after a workout
- Fewer micro-cracks and broken bones
- Bones which do break heal much more quickly
- Increased VO2 and exercise endurance Feb 2011
- Indoor athletes especially need vitamin D
- Professional indoor athletes are starting to take vitamin D and/or use UV beds
- Olympic athletes have used UV/vitamin D since the 1930's
- The biggest gain from the use of vitamin D is by those who exercise less than 2 hours per day.
- Reduced muscle fatigue with 10,000 IU vitamin D daily
- Muscle strength improved when vitamin D added: 3 Meta-analysis
- Reduced Concussions
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