Conclusion: There is generally poor adherence to vitamin D supplementation guidelines in children under five years of age. Nevertheless, the evidence comes from a limited number of studies, mainly conducted in infants, with high methodological heterogeneity in terms of the vita...
Vitamin D deficiency has emerged as a significant public health problem throughout the world. Even in the Indian context,it has been reported to be present in majority of children in spite of wide availability of sunlight. Recent guidelines have defined vitamin D status as severe deficiency, defi...
particularly from outdoor physical activity. Indeed, objectively assessed physical activity using accelerometry is positively associated with serum 25(OH)D status in children and adolescents [38], but physical activity also has
Vitamin D is crucial for children's good health and development. Read on to find out how much vitamin D your child needs, which sources are the best, and how to avoid getting too little or too much. Find out more:Ten important nutrients for children ...
Time to Top Up on Vitamin D ; as National Vitamin D Awareness Week Gets under Way, LISA SALMON Reports on How Children Can Get More of This ... L Salmon 被引量: 0发表: 0年 It's high time to revise Indian guidelines on vitamin D supplementation in children IMPORTANCE OF COAGULASE-NEGA...
The primary aim of this study was to determine the frequency of vitD deficiency/insufficiency in an opportunistic sample of Northern Territory (NT) children. The secondary aim was to evaluate whether: (i) 25(OH)vitD (25(OH)D) levels differ between Indigenous/non-Indigenous children; and (ii...
Studies performed on Indian children to assess vitamin-D status have been on small sample sizes, limited to specific geographical locations and used non-standard methods to measure 25(OH)D3. This multicentre study assessed 25(OH)D3 concentrations from dr
Once finalized, the infographic could be a useful tool to educate families around vitamin D supplementation guidelines, support the UK Healthy Start vitamins scheme and help improve vitamin D status for pregnant and lactating women and young children. Keywords: vitamin D intake; infants and children...
Although vitamin D is essential for maintaining bone health, vitamin D deficiency, defined as a total 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] level of less than 20 ng/mL, is one of the major global health problems in children, with a prevalence ranging from 7% to 95% in general populations [5,...
Are national vitamin D guidelines sufficient to maintain adequate blood levels in children? Can J Public Health. 2005;96:443–9. e-pub ahead of print 2005/12/15. Article Google Scholar Rucker D, Allan JA, Fick GH, Hanley DA. Vitamin D insufficiency in a population of healthy western ...