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Effect of Food and Vitamin D Supplements on the Serum 25(OH)D(3) Concentration in Children during Winter Months

Aim: To determine the contribution of food and vitamin D supplements on the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) (25(OH)D(3)) concentration between October and April in a northern country (almost absent vitamin D synthesis by sunlight). Methods: Children aged 1–18 years were selected who visited the general...

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Autores principales: van der Gaag, Ellen, Brekhoff, Lisanne
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5302240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28234342
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods3040632
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description Aim: To determine the contribution of food and vitamin D supplements on the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) (25(OH)D(3)) concentration between October and April in a northern country (almost absent vitamin D synthesis by sunlight). Methods: Children aged 1–18 years were selected who visited the general pediatrician with a complaint whereby serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration was determined. The intake of vitamin D was calculated based on a dietary questionnaire. Results: 51.1% of the 174 children had a serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration below 50 nmol/L, 9.2% had a serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration below 30 nmol/L. Adolescents showed lower concentrations compared to younger children. There was a positive correlation between the total amount of vitamin D obtained from food and the serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration (r = 0.218, p = 0.004). The intake of milk contributed more to the serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration compared to the intake of artificial supplementation, butter or fish. Conclusions: In the absence of vitamin D synthesis by sunlight, vitamin D obtained from food has a significant influence on the serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration in children. Vitamin D supplements can be described as trivial. This means we should pay more attention to food as a natural source of vitamin D.
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spelling pubmed-53022402017-02-15 Effect of Food and Vitamin D Supplements on the Serum 25(OH)D(3) Concentration in Children during Winter Months van der Gaag, Ellen Brekhoff, Lisanne Foods Article Aim: To determine the contribution of food and vitamin D supplements on the serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) (25(OH)D(3)) concentration between October and April in a northern country (almost absent vitamin D synthesis by sunlight). Methods: Children aged 1–18 years were selected who visited the general pediatrician with a complaint whereby serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration was determined. The intake of vitamin D was calculated based on a dietary questionnaire. Results: 51.1% of the 174 children had a serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration below 50 nmol/L, 9.2% had a serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration below 30 nmol/L. Adolescents showed lower concentrations compared to younger children. There was a positive correlation between the total amount of vitamin D obtained from food and the serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration (r = 0.218, p = 0.004). The intake of milk contributed more to the serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration compared to the intake of artificial supplementation, butter or fish. Conclusions: In the absence of vitamin D synthesis by sunlight, vitamin D obtained from food has a significant influence on the serum 25(OH)D(3) concentration in children. Vitamin D supplements can be described as trivial. This means we should pay more attention to food as a natural source of vitamin D. MDPI 2014-12-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5302240/ /pubmed/28234342 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods3040632 Text en © 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full Effect of Food and Vitamin D Supplements on the Serum 25(OH)D(3) Concentration in Children during Winter Months
title_fullStr Effect of Food and Vitamin D Supplements on the Serum 25(OH)D(3) Concentration in Children during Winter Months
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Food and Vitamin D Supplements on the Serum 25(OH)D(3) Concentration in Children during Winter Months
title_short Effect of Food and Vitamin D Supplements on the Serum 25(OH)D(3) Concentration in Children during Winter Months
title_sort effect of food and vitamin d supplements on the serum 25(oh)d(3) concentration in children during winter months
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5302240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28234342
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/foods3040632
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