Metabolic bone disease (MBD) is an important cause of morbidity in premature, very low
birth weight (VLBW) and sick infants and, if left undiagnosed, may lead to structural …

Background Vitamin D is vital for the growth and development of children. While deficiency
and/or insufficiency of vitamin D among South Asian children are frequently reported in the …

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 …

Justification The emerging literature on prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in India,
prevention and treatment strategies of rickets, and extra-skeletal benefits of vitamin D …

Abstract Information on malnutrition for school‐age children and adolescents (5–19 years) in
South Asia is fragmented and inconsistent, which limits the prioritization of nutrition policies …

Studies on vitamin D deficiency status and its impact on bone health in a developing country
are limited. We assessed the bone mineral density and vitamin D levels in healthy school …

Vitamin D deficiency is widespread in different populations and regions worldwide and has
become a global health issue. The vitamin D status of the population in the Yunnan Province …

Calcium and vitamin D are inseparable nutrients required for bone health. In the past half a
century, the dietary calcium intake of rural, tribal, and urban India has declined. Though …

Vitamin D deficiency is a globally important problem, particularly in children, but there is a
lack of information regarding this deficiency in preschool children from southeastern Europe …

Skin pigmentation is believed to contribute to the generally low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D
(25 (OH) D) concentrations observed in darker-skinned persons. The influence of measured …