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Vitamin D supplementation for pediatric steatotic liver disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

This review aimed to systematically evaluate the evidence from interventional studies for the effects of vitamin D supplementation on hepatic and metabolic parameters in children with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and clinical trial registers were systematically searched using MeSH terms until April 30, 2025.

This review aimed to systematically evaluate the evidence from interventional studies for the effects of vitamin D supplementation on hepatic and metabolic parameters in children with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). MEDLINE, Scopus, Web of Science, and clinical trial registers were systematically searched using MeSH terms until April 30, 2025.

What the study was

Study design
Meta-Analysis/Systematic Review (inferred)
Category
Diagnostics
Maturity
Potentially Practice-Changing
Journal
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr

Why it surfaced

Matched watchlist topic 'Hematologic malignancies (AML, MDS, CLL, MPN, lymphoma)'. Study design: Meta-Analysis/Systematic Review (inferred). Score: 8/10 (N:2, R:3, D:2, P:1).

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