Study on the influencing factors of vitamin D level in infants / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Vitamin D is a necessary fat-soluble vitamin in the body.It is found that not only does vitamin D deficiency associate with infant nutritional rickets, but it can also affect the functions of nervous, respiratory, immune, cardiovascular, endocrine, skin, kidney, and other function of systems.This paper made an overview of factors influencing infant vitamin D levels, including season of birth, sunshine time, eating habits, feeding patterns and prenatal vitamin D supplement dose.Among the above, as the vitamin D deficiency of infants and young children in plateau areas is quite special, thus it is emphasized in this review, in order for prevention and treatment of vitamin D deficiency.