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Neonatal Vitamin D Status and Risk of Asthma in Childhood: Results from the D-Tect Study.

Fanney ThorsteinsdottirIsabel CardosoAmélie KellerMaria StougaardPeder FrederiksenArieh Sierra CohenEkaterina MaslovaRamune JacobsenVibeke BackerBerit Lilienthal Heitmann
Published in: Nutrients (2020)
the results from our study suggest that higher neonatal vitamin D concentration may reduce the risk of developing childhood asthma at ages 3-9 years, indicating that neonatal vitamin D status as a proxy of vitamin D status during the prenatal period is important for normal immune- and lung development.
Keyphrases
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • pregnant women
  • lung function
  • early life
  • cystic fibrosis
  • air pollution