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Vitamin D Supplementation in Children: Indian Perspectives

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The crucial role played by vitamin D in musculoskeletal development is very well recognized. In infants and toddlers poor vitamin D status may lead to rickets while in children and adolescents it affects the acquisition of peak bone mass. Maternal vitamin D status has been shown to have a significant positive effect on neonatal bone status, and this effect appears to track up to the prepubescent period [1]. There is also a growing body of evidence which links vitamin D to various nonskeletal disorders including autoimmune disorders (Crohn’s disease, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and type 1 diabetes), infections, and risk of developing cancers. However, in this chapter, the discussions on vitamin D supplementation mainly focus on its role for the improvement of childhood bone health [2].

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Abbreviations

25(OH)D:

25-Hydroxyvitamin D

PTH:

Parathyroid hormone

IU:

International unit

ÎĽg:

Microgram

VDR:

Vitamin D receptor

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  1. Growth and Endocrine Department, Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Jehangir Hospital, 32 Sassoon Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411001, India

    Anuradha V. Khadilkar

  2. Hirabai Cowasji Jehangir Medical Research Institute, Jehangir Hospital, 32 Sassoon Road, Pune, Maharashtra, 411001, India

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  2. University Hospital Lewisham, Department of Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Kings College Hospital, London, SM68SU, United Kingdom

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  3. Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Westminster, 115 New Cavendish Street, London, W1W 6UW, United Kingdom

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Khadilkar, A.V., Chiplonkar, S.A. (2013). Vitamin D Supplementation in Children: Indian Perspectives. In: Preedy, V., Srirajaskanthan, R., Patel, V. (eds) Handbook of Food Fortification and Health. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7110-3_29

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