According to a new report, vitamin D compounds, routinely given to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) to help preserve their bones, are not scientifically proven to help.
 
CKD patients are often deficient in vitamin D, which helps maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus and helps promote calcium absorption, important for strong bones. Diseased kidneys cannot remove excess phosphorus found in foods as normal kidneys do. As phosphorus builds up, calcium drops. This causes calcium to be removed from the bones.
 
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This article originally appeared in the January 2008 issue of Kidney Beginnings: The Electronic Newsletter.