Interventions for the prevention of nutritional rickets in term born children

C Lerch, T Meissner - Cochrane Database of Systematic …, 2007 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Nutritional rickets is a disease of growing children leading to bone deformities,
bone pain, convulsions or delayed motor development. Today, high‐incidence of nutritional …

Vitamin D, calcium or a combination of vitamin D and calcium for the treatment of nutritional rickets in children

MT Chibuzor, D Graham‐Kalio, JO Osaji… - Cochrane Database …, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Nutritional rickets is a disease which affects children, especially in low‐and
middle‐income countries. It causes problems such as skeletal deformities and impaired …

Global consensus recommendations on prevention and management of nutritional rickets

CF Munns, N Shaw, M Kiely, BL Specker… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
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 …

Nutritional rickets and osteomalacia in the twenty-first century: revised concepts, public health, and prevention strategies

S Uday, W Högler - Current Osteoporosis Reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Nutritional rickets and osteomalacia are common in dark-
skinned and migrant populations. Their global incidence is rising due to changing …

Nutritional rickets in immigrant and refugee children

TD Thacher, P Pludowski, NJ Shaw, MZ Mughal… - Public Health …, 2016 - Springer
Immigrant and refugee populations bring public health challenges to host nations. In the
current global refugee crisis, children are the most vulnerable subpopulation. Diseases that …

Nutritional rickets around the world: an update

AL Creo, TD Thacher, JM Pettifor… - Paediatrics and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Worldwide, nutritional rickets continues to be an evolving problem with several causes. This
paper provides an updated literature review characterising the prevalence, aetiology …

Physical activity programs for promoting bone mineralization and growth in preterm infants

SM Schulzke, S Kaempfen, D Trachsel… - Cochrane Database …, 2014 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Lack of physical stimulation may contribute to metabolic bone disease of
preterm infants, resulting in poor bone mineralization and growth. Physical activity programs …

Nutrition, child growth, and chronic disease prevention

R Uauy, J Kain, V Mericq, J Rojas… - Annals of medicine, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Countries undergoing the nutrition transition are experiencing a progressive increase in
obesity and nutrition‐related chronic diseases (NRCDs). In transitional countries, stunting …

A systematic review of nutritional rickets in Ethiopia: status and prospects.

Y Wondale, F Shiferaw, S Lulseged - Ethiopian medical journal, 2005 - europepmc.org
Background Nutritional rickets contributes to the high burden of illness and death among
Ethiopian children below 5 years of age. Lack of adequate information appears to have …

What approaches are most effective at addressing micronutrient deficiency in children 0–5 years? A review of systematic reviews

M Campos Ponce, K Polman, N Roos… - Maternal and child …, 2019 - Springer
Introduction Even though micronutrient deficiency is still a major public health problem, it is
still unclear which interventions are most effective in improving micronutrient status. This …