Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency Among Healthy Adolescents

2004882 citationsJournal Article

Authors

Catherine M. Gordon · Boston Children's Hospital

Abstract

Vitamin D deficiency was present in many US adolescents in this urban clinic-based sample. The prevalence was highest in African American teenagers and during winter, although the problem seems to be common across sex, season, and ethnicity.

Topics & Keywords

Vitamin D Research Studies Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Nutritional Studies and Diet

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volume 158, Issue 6, pp. 531-531

DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.158.6.531

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