Breastfeeding woman are at higher risk of vitamin D deficiency than non-breastfeeding women - insights from the German VitaMinFemin study
Abstract Background Despite increased awareness of the adverse health effects of vitamin D deficiency, only a few studies have evaluated the vitamin D status (25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OHD)]) of breastfeeding women and up to now, no information exits for German breastfeeding women. Therefore, the aim...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-04-01
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Series: | International Breastfeeding Journal |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13006-017-0105-1 |