Jonathan Finkel, Courtney Cira, Leanne Mazzella, Jim Bartyzel, Annisce Ramanna, Kayla Strimel, Amara Waturuocha, Nathan Musser, James Burress, Sarah Brammer, Robert Wetzel, Joseph Horzempa
{"title":"Adequate Vitamin D<sub>3</sub> Supplementation During Pregnancy: Decreasing the Prevalence of Asthma and Food Allergies.","authors":"Jonathan Finkel, Courtney Cira, Leanne Mazzella, Jim Bartyzel, Annisce Ramanna, Kayla Strimel, Amara Waturuocha, Nathan Musser, James Burress, Sarah Brammer, Robert Wetzel, Joseph Horzempa","doi":"10.4172/2472-1182.1000105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4172/2472-1182.1000105","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vitamin D is a secosterol that is naturally synthesized in the skin upon contact with ultraviolet rays. This vitamin can also be acquired from dietary and nutritional supplements. The active form, vitamin D<sub>3</sub>, is primarily responsible for calcium homeostasis and bone health. However, many recent studies have associated low levels of vitamin D<sub>3</sub> with asthma and food allergies. In this review, we discuss literature to explore the potential that vitamin D<sub>3</sub> deficiency may be contributing toward the development of asthma and food allergies. These studies indicate that mothers who supplement with doses of vitamin D<sub>3</sub> recommended for daily consumption (400 IU) by the United States Food and Drug Administration is not enough to deliver adequate levels to breastfed infants. Because sufficient vitamin D<sub>3</sub> serum levels correlate with a low incidence of asthma and food allergies, high dose vitamin D<sub>3</sub> supplementation (4000 IU) by pregnant and breastfeeding women may limit the development of asthma and food allergies in newborns.</p>","PeriodicalId":91574,"journal":{"name":"Maternal and pediatric nutrition","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.4172/2472-1182.1000105","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"34574074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nutritional Aspects of Vegetarian Diets","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/9781581108194-part03-ch11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/9781581108194-part03-ch11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91574,"journal":{"name":"Maternal and pediatric nutrition","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74099122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Carbohydrate and Dietary Fiber","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/9781581108194-part04-ch16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/9781581108194-part04-ch16","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91574,"journal":{"name":"Maternal and pediatric nutrition","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81971693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nutrition for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Thalassemia","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/9781581108194-part06-ch41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/9781581108194-part06-ch41","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91574,"journal":{"name":"Maternal and pediatric nutrition","volume":"441 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76331342","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Wilschanski, B. Koletzko, P. Cooper, M. Makrides, C. Garza, R. Uauy, W. Wang
{"title":"Nutrition in Cystic Fibrosis","authors":"M. Wilschanski, B. Koletzko, P. Cooper, M. Makrides, C. Garza, R. Uauy, W. Wang","doi":"10.1542/9781581108194-part06-ch48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/9781581108194-part06-ch48","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91574,"journal":{"name":"Maternal and pediatric nutrition","volume":"109 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88960994","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nutritional Support for Children With Developmental Disabilities","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/9781581108194-part06-ch37","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/9781581108194-part06-ch37","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91574,"journal":{"name":"Maternal and pediatric nutrition","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87885223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nutritional Support of Pediatric Patients With Eating Disorders","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/9781581108194-part06-ch39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/9781581108194-part06-ch39","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91574,"journal":{"name":"Maternal and pediatric nutrition","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87382904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fats and Fatty Acids","authors":"D. F. Zinkel","doi":"10.1007/978-3-642-74075-6_10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74075-6_10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91574,"journal":{"name":"Maternal and pediatric nutrition","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82614733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Feeding the Child","authors":"","doi":"10.1542/9781581108194-part03-ch07","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1542/9781581108194-part03-ch07","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":91574,"journal":{"name":"Maternal and pediatric nutrition","volume":"8 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89568719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}