Despite the availability of a wide variety of foods and supple- ments, and a growing interest in nutrition, the incidence of Vitamin D deficiency is on the rise in the United States. Because vitamin D enhances the availability of calcium for bone mineralization, disorders marked by a loss of...
25-hydroxyvitamin DBoneDual energy X-ray absorptiometryCystic fibrosisNutritionVitamin D deficiency and insufficiency are widespread among the population, especially in risk groups such as young children, pregnant women, older persons, in particular the homebound and institutionalized, and nonwestern ...
Maternal vitamin D status in utero is unlikely to be a key determinant of a child's bone health, report a team of UK researchers. Pregnant women have been targeted as a specific group for whom vitamin D screening and supplementation could be important, partly because maternal vitamin D status...
Dr. Susan E. Brown, PhD, in collaboration with the Better Bones Foundation, is conducting a comprehensiveVitamin D Research and Awareness Project,Vitamin D: An old bone builder takes on new importance. In this important article Dr. Brown summarizes the new vitamin D research. Further, she deta...
Vitamin D has many important jobs in your body. It keeps your bones strong by helping your body absorb calcium and phosphorus, key minerals for bone health. Your muscles use it to move, and nerves need it to carry messages throughout your body. But many people don’t get enough vitamin ...
and a further 34 million have low bone mass, which make them increasingly susceptible to this disorder.2 While osteoporosis is characterized by low bone mass and microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue, fragility fractures are the hallmark of osteoporosis and are particularly common in the spin...
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Clear effect of vitamin D on measures of bone health. 维生素D对骨骼健康有明显影响。 Low vitamin D levels associated with increased risk for other health outcomes 低水平的维生素D与其他健康风险的增加有关 Various cancers 多种癌症 ...
The role of Vitamin D in bone health is proven. Thisvitaminis critical in assuring the absorption of calcium in the digestive tract as well as into bones. It is needed for ongoing bone growth and remodeling, which occur in both children and adults. Early signs of inadequate vitamin D intake...
Bone Health. Vitamin D is a key nutrient for helping your child maintain proper bone health. For Babies to Teenagers:Supplementation with Vitamin D3 is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics to begin at birth. ChildLife Essentials® Vitamin D3 drops may be given from birth, continui...