Maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy is associated with adiposity in the offspring: findings from the Southampton Women's Survey

Low vitamin D status has been linked to adiposity, but little is known of the effects of low status in pregnancy on offspring body composition. The objective was to determine how maternal vitamin D status relates to lean and fat mass of the offspring. The offspring of 977 pregnant women, who had ser...

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Published in:	The American journal of clinical nutrition 2012-07, Vol.96 (1), p.57-63
Main Authors:	CROZIER, Sarah R, HARVEY, Nicholas C, INSKIP, Hazel M, GODFREY, Keith M, COOPER, Cyrus, ROBINSON, Siân M
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	25-Hydroxyvitamin D 2 - blood Adiposity Biological and medical sciences Calcifediol - blood Child Child, Preschool Cohort Studies Feeding. Feeding behavior Female Follow-Up Studies Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Humans Infant, Newborn Male Maternal & child health Maternal Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Nutrition Nutrition Surveys Overweight - etiology Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications - blood Pregnancy Complications - physiopathology Pregnancy Trimester, Third - blood Prospective Studies Seasons Severity of Illness Index United Kingdom Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems Vitamin D Vitamin D Deficiency - blood Vitamin D Deficiency - physiopathology Vitamin deficiency
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