Abstract
Several studies have described the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in Gulf Arab populations and focused on the physical health consequences of VTD deficiency. No work to date on this population has explored the psychological consequences of VTD deficiency or the issue of seasonal variations in deficiency and symptom severity. The aim of this study was to assess seasonal variation in depressive symptoms and 25-Hydroxyvitamin D levels, exploring the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and mood in female university students in the United Arab Emirates. A cross-sectional study design was used to assess seasonal variation in mood, and a correlational analysis to assess the relationship between vitamin D levels and depressive symptoms. Depressive symptoms were positively correlated with 25 (OH)D levels. Seasonal variation was observed for both depressive symptoms and vitamin D levels, the summer cohort having the highest levels of vitamin D deficiency and reporting greater levels of depressive symptomatology. The results support previous studies that have suggested an association between 25 (OH)D levels and depressive symptoms The observed seasonal variation supports the idea of a summer time depressive spike in the UAE, probably due to increased heat/sun avoidance rather than seasonal variations in photoperiod. These findings have implications for mental health promotion and prevention of depressive illness.
Highlights
The article presents current data on an important role of vitamin D in an organism and possible disorders leading to the provision decrease
Research objective: to determine the sufficiency of vitamin D in children staying in hospital with bronchopulmonary pathology without diagnosed rachitis, to show the role of dairy products in a diet for correction of lack of the vitamin D
A total of 120 children from the 1 month to 3 years were examined, in 20 of them 25(OH)D level in a blood serum was detected via the enzyme-liked immunoassay
Summary
Представлены современные данные о важной роли витамина D в организме и возможных нарушениях, приводящих к снижению обеспеченности. Цель исследования: определить обеспеченность витамином D детей, находящихся на лечении в стационаре с бронхолегочной патологией, без установленного диагноза рахита; показать значение молочных продуктов в питании детей для коррекции недостаточности витамина D. Findings indicate the necessity of correction of vitamin D for children, in particular using dairy products. For citation: Panasenko L.M., Kartseva T.V., Leonova N.V., Zadorina-Khutornaya E.V. Dairy products in a diet of children with an insufficiency of vitamin D. В настоящее время в научной литературе увеличился интерес к витамину D, поскольку установлено, что он обладает способностью не только формировать и поддерживать здоровье костной системы для предупреждения развития рахита у детей и остеомаляции у взрослых, но также и выполнять другие важные функции в организме человека. РОССИЙСКИЙ ВЕСТНИК ПЕРИНАТОЛОГИИ И ПЕДИАТРИИ, 2017; 62:(4) ROSSIYSKIY VESTNIK PERINATOLOGII I PEDIATRII, 2017; 62:(4)
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