OBJECTIVE: Adequate vitamin D is essential for skeletal health in developing children.
Although excess body weight is associated with risk of vitamin D deficiency, the national …

Background: Serum 25hydroxyvitamin D (25 (OH) D) is low in obese adults. Objective: To
examine serum 25 (OH) D in obese (BMI> 95th percentile for age) vs. nonobese (BMI= 5th …

OBJECTIVE. In children, vitamin D deficiency can interfere with bone mineralization, leading
to rickets. In adults, it is linked to cardiovascular disease, insulin resistance, and …

Background: Cross-sectional studies have indicated that vitamin D serostatus is inversely
associated with adiposity. It is unknown whether vitamin D deficiency is a risk factor for the …

Background Although vitamin D deficiency has been documented as a frequent problem in
studies of young adults, elderly persons, and children in other countries, there are limited …

Purpose To explore the prevalence of low vitamin D status among obese adolescents and to
examine the effect of current management of low vitamin D status in these patients. Methods …

OBJECTIVES: The goals were to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among
minority children in a southern US city, to examine differences in serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D …

Objective To review the published literature on serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in
US children. Data Sources Articles were identified by searching MEDLINE using25 …

Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25 [OH] D) results in hyperparathyroidism and is among the
endocrine derangements of adult obesity. There are differing recommendations on defining …

Objectives: The aim of the study was to compare the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in
obese and non-overweight children in North Texas, to examine relationships between …