Severe vitamin D deficiency may cause rickets in infants or children and osteomalacia in
adults, though it is now uncommon in developed countries. However, subclinical vitamin D …

Background: Vitamin D and calcium deficiencies are common worldwide, causing nutritional
rickets and osteomalacia, which have a major impact on health, growth, and development of …

The WHO recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first 6 mo of life to promote optimal
infant health and development. Understanding the micro-and macronutrient concentrations …

During pregnancy and lactation, female physiology adapts to meet the added nutritional
demands of fetuses and neonates. An average full-term fetus contains∼ 30 g calcium, 20 g …

Calcium and vitamin D are essential nutrients for the human body. Establishing the levels of
these nutrients that are needed by the North American population is based on the …

This Clinical Report was retired October 2012. Rickets in infants attributable to inadequate
vitamin D intake and decreased exposure to sunlight continues to be reported in the United …

Given the recent spate of reports of vitamin D deficiency, there is a need to reexamine our
understanding of natural and other sources of vitamin D, as well as mechanisms whereby …

Context: There is no doubt that vitamin D must be activated to the hormonal form 1, 25-
dihydroxyvitamin D to achieve full biological activity or that many tissues participate in this …

Background: This study aims at systematically reviewing the observational and
interventional studies on the association of maternal macro-and micronutrient intake with …

PURPOSE: Higher serum levels of the main circulating form of vitamin D, 25-hydroxyvitamin
D (25 (OH) D), are associated with substantially lower incidence rates of colon, breast …