Vitamin D deficiency common in diabetic kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes may have a particularly high rate of deficiency in bone-building vitamin D, a small study suggests.
The findings, say researchers, underscore the importance of adequate vitamin D intake for children with type 1 diabetes — who, studies suggest, are already at particular risk for bone loss as they grow older.
Among 128 children and teens with the disease, three-quarters had inadequate levels of vitamin D in their blood. Sixty-one percent had insufficient levels of the vitamin, while 15 percent had an outright deficiency.
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on Dec 24th, 2008 and is filed under Children & General Health.
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