Maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy: the Mediterranean reality
| Autor: | Vikentia Harizopoulou, Panagiotis Anagnostis, Dimitrios G. Goulis, F Papadopoulou, Spyridon N. Karras, Declan P. Naughton, Andrea Petróczi, Basil C. Tarlatzis, Cédric Annweiler, Eleni Bili, A Persinaki |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Vitamin
medicine.medical_specialty Calorie Offspring Medicine (miscellaneous) Skin Pigmentation Clothing chemistry.chemical_compound Pregnancy Environmental health Internal medicine Prevalence Vitamin D and neurology Humans Medicine Obesity Vitamin D Nutrition and Dietetics Mediterranean Region business.industry Public health Vitamin D Deficiency medicine.disease Pregnancy Complications Endocrinology chemistry Sunlight Female business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 68:864-869 |
| ISSN: | 1476-5640 0954-3007 |
| DOI: | 10.1038/ejcn.2014.80 |
| Popis: | Vitamin D status during pregnancy is linked to bone mineralization of developing fetus, which justifies targeting sufficient levels of vitamin D in pregnant women. Despite high level of sunshine in the Mediterranean regions, maternal hypovitaminosis D remain common in these countries. The aim of this narrative review was to provide potential explanations for this phenomenon in an effort to guide future public health policies and vitamin D intakes during pregnancy. We searched Medline for publications regarding hypovitaminosis D during pregnancy in the Mediterranean region. Available studies confirmed the high prevalence of hypovitaminosis D among pregnant women in the Mediterranean regions (50-65% in most studies), resulting in severe skeletal and nonskeletal health events among the offspring. Reasons for this may rely on maternal darker skin pigmentation, poor dietary vitamin D intake, veiled clothing and reduced sunshine exposure, health policies and increased prevalence of obesity. Public health organizations should be aware of this phenomenon and develop specific policies to prevent hypovitaminosis D and its adverse outcomes in maternal and neonatal health. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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