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A 3-year course of weekly oral vitamin D supplementation, while safe and effective at increasing serum 25(OH)D concentrations, does little to reduce the risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) infection in children, as shown in the results of a phase III study.

Supplementation with fish oil during pregnancy of mothers with overweight or obesity does not appear to have a significant impact on the body composition of infants, reveals a recent study.

A 50,000-IU loading dose of oral vitamin D plus 8,000 IU daily is effective and safe for increasing serum 25(OH)D levels to ≥40 ng/mL in children and adolescents with asthma who were overweight or obese, as opposed to the standard of care (SoC) dose of 600 IU daily, according to findings from the VDORA1* trial.

Supplementation with vitamin D falls short of reducing psoriasis severity for individuals with 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels of <24 ng/mL, as reported in a study.

Treatment with phentermine, topiramate, or their combination appears to help children with severe, complicated obesity shed weight, according to real-world data.

A diet with calorie restriction appears helpful for type 2 diabetes (T2D) remission, particularly when done along with an intensive lifestyle modification program, suggests a recent study.