Pages tagged with "Autoimmune - Pediatric"

• Children's autoimmune diseases (T1D, thyroid, celiac, JIA) linked to low vitamin D and cofactors - review
• Food allergy 4 X more likely in 2 year-old children with low Vitamin D – meta-analysis
• Perhaps getting Vitamin D as infant decreases risk of Autoimmune Diseases as adult
• Kawasaki Disease and Vitamin D - several studies
• Celiac Disease 2.2X higher risk if low vitamin D, Gluten Free Diet slightly increases D – meta-analysis
• Celiac Disease: Vitamin D levels do not change with season (not outdoors much)
• Respiratory infection, children and Vitamin D - many studies
• Vitamin D interactions with poor gut (Celiac, IBD, and Bariatric surgery) – several studies
• Children with Celiac Disease were 2.6X more-likely to be vitamin D deficient
• Breastfeeding a child without adding vitamin D increases risk of many food allergies (egg whites in this case)
• Antibiotics increased the risk of asthma by 47%, and allergies by 25%
• Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) gene problem is associated with Autism, Vitiligo, T1 Diabetes, Celiac, etc
• Childhood allergies (Atopy) 4.8 X more likely if low vitamin D in early pregnancy
• Hay fever (Allergic Rhinitis) and Vitamin D - many studies
• Hay Fever treated by Vitamin D (50,000 IU weekly) – RCT
• Celiac Disease associated with deficiencies of Zinc etc
• Peanut and Food allergies prevented by Vitamin D
• Prebiotics increased Vitamin D in celiac disease patients (gut-friendly Vit. D also helps) – RCT
• Childhood Food Allergies (UK 1 in 14) – huge recent increase (low vitamin D)
• More UVB at 12th week of pregnancy associated with less Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis