[Literature Library] Cord serum vitamin D in a South China birth cohort
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[Literature Library] Cord serum vitamin D in a South China birth cohort

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Nutrition & Disease Management
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This study was to investigate the concentration of cord serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) in a birth cohort in Guangzhou, China and determine whether maternal lifestyle factors had any effect on these levels. The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was higher in infants born in winter months, compared to those born in summer. However, abundant sunshine and a summer birth could not protect infants from being born with vitamin D deficiency. Meanwhile, vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy was effective in raising cord serum vitamin D levels.

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Zhang J, et al. Cord serum vitamin D in a South China birth cohort. Asia Pac Clin Nutr. 2019;28(3):544-549.
 

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