Calcium and phosphorus represent building material for bones. The supplier of these bone
minerals is the hormone calcitriol, which originates from vitamin D, itself made by sunshine …

Several studies in pregnant women and early childhood suggest that vitamin D deficiency
(serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels< 50 nmol/l) is common in both population groups …

Vitamin D deficiency in mothers and infants is a global health disorder despite recognition
that it is preventable. Recent data support the theory that vitamin D deficiency in adults and …

DOI: 10.1503/cmaj. 050177 plenty of sunshine, vitamin D deficiency remains an issue. 12
Recent reports through the Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program have highlighted the …

Abstract The Department of Nutrition for Health and Development of the World Health
Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Executive Committee of the 18th Vitamin D …

The present statement addresses the advances in knowledge and practice related to vitamin
D since the Canadian Paediatric Society statement on vitamin D in 2002 (6) and makes …

The essentiality of vitamin D for normal growth and development has been recognized for
over 80 years, and vitamin D fortification programs have been in place in the United States …

Vitamin D deficiency is a highly prevalent condition that is present in 40% to 80% of
pregnant women. There is emerging evidence that vitamin D deficiency may be a risk …

Background Pregnancy and lactation comprise a critical window spanning all seasons
during which maternal vitamin D status potentially may influence the long‐term health of the …

Vitamin D and calcium are important nutrients for skeletal growth and bone health. Children
and pregnant women are particularly vulnerable to 25-hydroxy vitamin D deficiency (VDD) …