Vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents: Epidemiology, impact and treatment
- 4 January 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
- Vol. 9 (2) , 161-170
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-007-9072-y
Abstract
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent among children and adolescents worldwide. The high rates of vitamin D deficiency during childhood are of major public health relevance, given the growing evidence that vitamin D deficiency may play a key role in the pathophysiology of many chronic diseases beyond rickets, including autoimmune conditions, cardiovascular diseases, and cancer. Identification, treatment, and prevention of vitamin D deficiency in childhood may therefore have profound health effects throughout the life span. In this review, we discuss the definitions, epidemiology, clinical implications, and treatment of vitamin D deficiency in children and adolescents.Keywords
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