Vitamin D statement by Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine – behind paywall July 2013

Recommended Vitamin D Intake and Management of Low Vitamin D Status in Adolescents: A Position Statement of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

Journal of Adolescent Health, Volume 52, Issue 6 , Pages 801-803, June 2013

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See also VitaminDWiki

• All items in category Youth 175 items
• Half of children with chronic illness had low levels of vitamin D – April 2013
• Teen obesity strongly associated with vitamin D deficiency – April 2012
• Delima: Most youths are vitamin D deficient – what to do – April 2012
• Cancer in children 6X more likely if very low vitamin D – Oct 2011
• The UK, much further from equator, has a similar problem vs age has the following chart for 10 nanograms

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