The offspring of pregnant women who regularly used vitamin D at doses above 600 IU/day had lower respiratory disease, rickets, and diarrheal risks at 2 years.doi:10.1016/j.jsbmb.2023.106411Erdenebileg NasantogtokhDavaasambuu GanmaaShirchinjav Altantuya...
In a study of 3,285 pregnant Chinese women, air pollution measured by particulate levels was associated with lower vitamin D levels during the third trimester.3 Of course, air pollution is more significant in China than it is in the United States, but this is still food for thought. ...
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Vitamin D has important roles in calcium metabolism and in the prevention of rickets and osteomalacia; low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are common in the general population and amongst pregnant women. Whilst there is a wealth of observational evidence linking vitamin D deficiency to a wide range ...
Second, it is not ethical to screen pregnant women for vitamin D deficiency and then randomize this sample to placebo or vitamin D supplementation. Finally, it is not feasible to follow up large mother-offspring samples for 20–30 years in order to examine the risk of schizophrenia. However ...
The results presented here indicate a high incidence of suboptimal (deficient and insufficient) 25(OH)D levels in a cohort of pregnant Israeli women. Maternal and cord blood 25(OH)D levels were strongly correlated, but the 25(OH)D levels and neonatal bone strength were not, as reflected by...
Dr Hyppönen said: “This risk ofvitamin D deficiencyis largely being overlooked by our health professionals. Under a current government scheme,pregnant womenwho are on a low income are entitled to receive supplements free of charge, but there is no strong evidence to suggest that this group ...
Vitamin D testing and the use of vitamin D supplements have increased substantially in recent years. Currently, the role of vitamin D supplementation, and the optimal vitamin D dose and status, is a subject of debate, because large interventional studies have been unable to show a clear benefit...
The effects of air pollution on vitamin D status in healthy women: a cross sectional study. BMC Public Health 2010; 10: 519. Article Google Scholar Saadi HF, Dawodu A, Afandi BO, Zayed R, Benedict S, Nagelkerke N . Efficacy of daily and monthly high-dose calciferol in vitamin D–...
In the pregnant women, we believe the primary role of vitamin D to be an immunomodulatory—rather than a calcium-regulating factor, although, it would also retain that function. Further, vitamin D inadequacy in early life is clearly an instance of the "Barker Hypothesis".4 This theory states...