Low maternal vitamin D ups child's risk.

Australian Doctor,  January, 2006  

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By Jane McCredie

LANCET Children whose mothers are vitamin D deficient during pregnancy experience reduced bone-mineral accrual during childhood, placing them at possible risk of future osteoporotic fracture, researchers say.

Lower maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy were associated with reduced bone-mineral content in offspring at the age of nine, according to the longitudinal study of 198 children published in the Lancet (7 January).

The UK study found 31% of the mothers, all of whom were Caucasian, had insufficient levels of vitamin D, while 18% were considered ...

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