Is routine Vitamin D testing necessary? Should you be taking a supplement? The 2024 Endocrine Society guidelines provide updates that may change the way you think about Vitamin D. In this episode of What’s the Proof?, we break down the latest evidence on Vitamin D supplementation, discuss who likely benefits, and clarify why routine testing is not needed for most people.

Join Dr. Bobby Scott, Dr. Dawn Caviness, and Dr. Sandy Robertson as they analyze the research, challenge outdated practices, and equip you with evidence-based insights to confidently answer patient questions.

🔎 Topics Covered:

✔️ Who should (and shouldn’t) take Vitamin D supplements

✔️ The evidence behind supplementation for children, pregnancy, older adults, and prediabetes

✔️ Why the guidelines now discourage routine Vitamin D testing

✔️ The truth about Vitamin D deficiency – do blood levels really matter?

✔️ How to determine whether a guideline is trustworthy using the G-TRUST tool

🎧 Tune in now for a deep dive into the science of Vitamin D and what it means for clinical practice!

Links from today's episode:

2024 Endocrine Society Guidelines

G-TRUST tool for evaluating the usefulness of clinical guidelines

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