Low Vitamin D Status Has an Adverse Influence on Bone Mass, Bone Turnover, and Muscle Strength in Chinese Adolescent Girls 1,2

Our goal in this cross-sectional study was to investigate the influence of low-vitamin D status on bone mass, bone turnover, and muscle strength in 301 healthy Chinese adolescent girls. Blood plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] was measured by RIA and plasma and urine biomarkers of bone turnover...

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Main Authors: Leng, Huat Foo, Qian, Zhang, Kun, Zhu, Guansheng, Ma, Xiaoqi, Hu, Greenfield, Heather, Fraser, David R.
Format: Article
Published: American Society for Nutrition 2009
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