Vitamin D intakes and health outcomes in infants and preschool children: Summary of an evidence report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A systematic review was commissioned to support an international expert group charged to update the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)/World Health Organisation (WHO)'s vitamin D intake recommendations for children aged 0-4 years.

Materials and methods

Multiple electronic databases were searched to capture studies published from database inception to the 2^nd week of June 2020 according to key questions formulated by the FAO/WHO. Relevant studies were summarised and synthesised by key questions and by health outcomes using the Grades of Recommendation, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach.

Results

The 146 included studies examined the effects of different vitamin D intake levels on a variety of health

SUBMITTER: Beauchesne AR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9387322 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature