Maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy and offspring eating disorder risk in adolescence

DiscussionThis is the first study to link low gestational vitamin D to increased eating disorder risk in female offspring of Caucasian mothers. Research is needed to extend these findings and to consider how gestational vitamin D may relate to the pathogenesis of eating disorders. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.(Int J Eat Disord 2013)

Source: International Journal of Eating Disorders - June 26, 2013 Category: Eating Disorders and Weight Management Authors: Karina L. Allen, Susan M. Byrne, Merci M.H. Kusel, Prue H. Hart, Andrew J.O. Whitehouse Tags: Empirical Article Source Type: research