Cadmium and other metallic ions can act as metalloestrogens and endocrine disruptors of
reproductive tissues and fetal development in mammals, including humans. The detrimental …

This study was conducted to determine if vitamin D supplementation is required to prevent
rickets in breast-fed infants. Breast-feeding rates are increasing, and there are concerns about …

Vitamin D is critical in bone and mineral homeostasis, particularly in the prevention of rickets
in children. Levels of vitamin D in cord blood were measured in a population from New …

Breast-feeding imparts many benefits to both mothers and infants. Because of these numerous
recognized benefits, there has been an effort to increase breast-feeding rates nationwide; …

Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D was measured in 40 healthy, mostly Black, mother-infant pairs.
Although a majority of mothers received a daily prenatal multivitamin, vitamin D deficiency (<…

Background. Vitamin D has important skeletal and extraskeletal roles but those living at northerly
latitudes are at risk of suboptimal levels because of reduced sunlight exposure. Aim. To …

The objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the association between serum 25-hydroxyvitamin
D (25OHD) and cardiometabolic risk in children and the effect of vitamin D …

Vitamin D, the “sunshine vitamin,” is back in the limelight. 1 Reemergence of rickets among
vulnerable infants (dark skinned and/or breast-fed without vitamin D supplementation) and …

Background. Vitamin D deficiency impairs bone health and development. Objective. To
determine the prevalence of and risk factors for vitamin D deficiency in pediatric international …

Methods We analyzed data from the 2009 to 2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination
Survey (NHANES), a cross-sectional continuous survey of noninstitutionalized persons in …