Open AccessRelation between milk-fat percentage, vitamin D, and BMI z score in early childhood
Author(s) -
Shelley Vanderhout,
Catherine S. Birken,
Patricia C. Parkin,
Gerald Lebovic,
Yang Chen,
Deborah L. O’Connor,
Jonathon L. Maguire
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.3945/ajcn.116.139675
Subject(s) - medicine , vitamin d and neurology , obesity , body mass index , childhood obesity , zoology , vitamin , demography , biology , overweight , sociology
Fortified cow milk is a material contributor of vitamin D and dietary fat in children. Recommendations for children >2 y of age advise reduced milk-fat consumption to reduce childhood obesity, yet the relation between lower milk fat, vitamin D stores, and body mass index (BMI) is unclear.
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