Association of vitamin D deficiency with cardiovascular disease risk in children: implications for the Asia Pacific Region.
CONCLUSIONS: Vitamin D deficiency in children may increase cardiovascular disease risk, which tends to manifest in childhood. Because data on the association of vitamin D deficiency with cardiovascular disease risk among children are limited and inconclusive, additional studies are required to investigate this association in children in general and in a setting with naturally abundant sun exposure.
PMID: 28027627 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Authors: Murni IK, Sulistyoningrum DC, Oktaria V Tags: Asia Pac J Clin Nutr Source Type: research
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