Study Progress of Vitamin D Deficiency in Children
- VernacularTitle:儿童维生素D缺乏的研究进展
- Author:
ying, ZHENG
;
ming-ci, ZHENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
vitamin D;
deficiency;
rickets;
child
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2004;0(07):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
New investigations indicated that half of the people in the world had the risk of vitamin D deficiency.The main reasons for vitamin D deficiency was that people ignored the importance of using vitamin D supplement in special ages and seasons.Children were potentially at high risk for vitamin D deficiency.Vitamin D deficiency during childhood could cause rickets,growth retardation,skeletal deformities and might increase the risk of osteoporosis and hip fracture in later life.Vitamin D deficiency were also related with cancer,autoimmune disease,endocrine system disease,nervous system disease,hypertension and infection.