Breastfeeding woman are at higher risk of vitamin D deficiency than non-breastfeeding women - insights from the German VitaMinFemin study

Despite increased awareness of the adverse health effects of vitamin D deficiency, only a few studies have evaluated the vitamin D status (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OHD)]) of breastfeeding women and up to now, no information exits for German breastfeeding women. Therefore, the aim of study was to dete...

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Published in:International breastfeeding journal 2017-04, Vol.12 (1), p.19-19, Article 19
Main Authors: Gellert, Sandra, Ströhle, Alexander, Hahn, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
25(OH)D
25-Hydroxyvitamin D
Age
Babies
Breast feeding
Breastfeeding & lactation
Breastfeeding period
Cancer
Data collection
Germany
Health care
Nutrition
Pregnancy
Vitamin D
Vitamin deficiency
Womens health
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Summary:Despite increased awareness of the adverse health effects of vitamin D deficiency, only a few studies have evaluated the vitamin D status (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OHD)]) of breastfeeding women and up to now, no information exits for German breastfeeding women. Therefore, the aim of study was to determine the vitamin D status of breastfeeding women compared to non-pregnant and non-breastfeeding (NPNB) women. This cross-sectional study investigated 124 breastfeeding women and 124 age and season matched NPNB women from the German "Vitamin and mineral status among German women" study. The study participants were recruited from April 2013 to March 2015 and did not take vitamin D supplements. Serum 25(OH)D was analyzed by chemiluminescent immunoassay. Vitamin D deficiency (
ISSN:1746-4358
1746-4358
DOI:10.1186/s13006-017-0105-1