Middle childhood and early adolescence have received disproportionately low levels of
scientific attention relative to other life stages, especially as related to nutrition and health …

Vitamin A (VA) deficiency during pregnancy is common in low‐income countries and a
growing number of intervention trials have examined the effects of supplementation during …

The prevalence of clinical vitamin D deficiency (rickets and osteomalacia) is high in many
parts of the world, and there is a resurgence of rickets among children of ethnic minority …

Recent findings suggest that maternal vitamin D insufficiency during pregnancy has
consequences for the offspring's bone health in later life. To investigate whether maternal …

Nutritional rickets is a major public health problem in many countries of the world. The
disease is characterized by deformities of the long bones, enlargement of the wrists and …

The aim of this systematic review was to assess the evidence on the relation between
dietary patterns, bone mineral density (BMD), and risk of fracture in different age groups …

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 …

Concerns exist about the adequacy of vitamin D in pregnant and lactating women. This
review assesses the evidence that maternal vitamin D status influences maternal, fetal, and …

The process of bone mineralization and resorption is complex and is affected by numerous
factors, including dietary constituents. Although some dietary factors involved in bone health …

Background The SPEEDY study was set up to quantify levels of physical activity (PA) and
dietary habits and the association with potential correlates in 9–10 year old British school …