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Low vitamin D found in kids with asthma
Published: April 19, 2010 at 1:55 AM
DENVER, April 19 (UPI) -- Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to increased asthma symptoms
and greater use of medication among children, U.S. researchers say.
Researchers at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver say 47 percent of their asthma patients have vitamin D levels considered insufficient -- below 30 nanograms per milliliter of blood -- and 17 percent have deficient levels -- below 20 ng/mL. The researchers say their findings are similar to the vitamin D levels found in the general population...
Low vitamin D found in kids with asthma
Published: April 19, 2010 at 1:55 AM
DENVER, April 19 (UPI) -- Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to increased asthma symptoms
and greater use of medication among children, U.S. researchers say.
Researchers at the National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver say 47 percent of their asthma patients have vitamin D levels considered insufficient -- below 30 nanograms per milliliter of blood -- and 17 percent have deficient levels -- below 20 ng/mL. The researchers say their findings are similar to the vitamin D levels found in the general population...