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Vitamin D Insufficiency Linked To Asthma In African-American Kids
March 22, 2010
Researchers have discovered that African American children with asthma in metropolitan Washington, DC, are significantly more likely to have low levels of vitamin D than healthy African American children.
The findings of this recent study supports previous research that suggests vitamin D plays a greater role in the body than just keeping bones healthy. Scientists and medical professionals have linked Vitamin D deficiency to numerous non-bone related diseases including depression, autoimmune disorders, and now asthma.
Vitamin D insufficiency is more prevalent among African Americans than other Americans and, in North America, most young, healthy blacks do not achieve optimal 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations at any time of year. Researchers say it is primarily due to the fact that pigmentation in their skin reduces the amount of vitamin D produced in the skin.
Robert Freishtat, MD, MPH who led the study which is published in the Journal of Pediatrics says, ?It?s been well-documented that as a group, African Americans are more likely than other racial groups to have low levels of vitamin D. READ MORE
March 22, 2010
Researchers have discovered that African American children with asthma in metropolitan Washington, DC, are significantly more likely to have low levels of vitamin D than healthy African American children.
The findings of this recent study supports previous research that suggests vitamin D plays a greater role in the body than just keeping bones healthy. Scientists and medical professionals have linked Vitamin D deficiency to numerous non-bone related diseases including depression, autoimmune disorders, and now asthma.
Vitamin D insufficiency is more prevalent among African Americans than other Americans and, in North America, most young, healthy blacks do not achieve optimal 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations at any time of year. Researchers say it is primarily due to the fact that pigmentation in their skin reduces the amount of vitamin D produced in the skin.
Robert Freishtat, MD, MPH who led the study which is published in the Journal of Pediatrics says, ?It?s been well-documented that as a group, African Americans are more likely than other racial groups to have low levels of vitamin D. READ MORE