Calcium and D vitamin status in toddlers: original study performed in the area of Rouen

Few data are available regarding calcium and vitamin D intake in toddlers, despite a remaining high growth velocity. Therefore, a study was carried out in the Rouen geographical area where the sunshine is limited. It appears that a great majority of the children studied (9/10) received plain milk, a...

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Published in:Archives de pédiatrie : organe officiel de la Société française de pédiatrie 2005-12, Vol.12 (12), p.1797-1803
Main Authors: Mallet, E, Claude, V, Basuyau, J-P, Tourancheau, E
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Animals
Calcium, Dietary
Cattle
Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Child, Preschool
Dietary Supplements
Female
France
Health Surveys
Humans
Infant
Male
Milk - chemistry
Nutritional Status
Vitamin D
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Summary:Few data are available regarding calcium and vitamin D intake in toddlers, despite a remaining high growth velocity. Therefore, a study was carried out in the Rouen geographical area where the sunshine is limited. It appears that a great majority of the children studied (9/10) received plain milk, and subsequently only small quantities of vitamin D or calcium enriched milk. Nevertheless, 12% of primarily 4 to 6 year-old children do not received daily minimum requirements, and 6% of them had vitamin D insufficiency, which was demonstrated by 25OHD plasma concentrations. These concentrations declined from 18 months to 6 years old were related to discontinuation in vitamin D supplements. A great variability was observed in vitamin D supplementation as no official recommendations were followed. Modalities of this supplementation should be reconsidered.
ISSN:0929-693X
DOI:10.1016/j.arcped.2005.09.004