Impact of Lifestyle and Dietary Habits on Hypovitaminosis D in Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Healthy Children from Qatar, a Sun-Rich Country

• Published in: Annals of nutrition and metabolism Vol. 53; no. 3/4; pp. 215 - 222
• Main Authors: Bener, Abdulbari, Alsaied, Amer, Al-Ali, Mariam, Hassan, Abdelmonem S., Basha, Basma, Al-Kubaisi, Aisha, Abraham, Amit, Mian, Marcellina, Guiter, Gerardo, Tewfik, Ihab
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2008
• Subjects: alkaline phosphatase; blood serum; body mass index; calcium; case studies; Case-Control Studies; Child; child nutrition; Children; Childrens health; creatinine; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - blood; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - epidemiology; Diet; diet history; Diet Surveys; Eating behavior; eating habits; Exercise - physiology; Feeding Behavior; Female; Gastroenteritis; Genetics; Health promotion; health status; hemoglobin; Humans; insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; Life Style; lifestyle; Lifestyles; Magnesium; Male; medical history; nutritional status; Original Paper; parathyroid hormone; phosphorus; Population studies; Qatar; Qatar - epidemiology; Retracted Paper; signs and symptoms (animals and humans); Sunlight; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vitamin D; Vitamin D - administration & dosage; Vitamin D - biosynthesis; Vitamin D Deficiency - epidemiology; Vitamin D Deficiency - physiopathology; vitamin deficiencies; Vitamin deficiency; Qatar; Dietary habits; Hypovitaminosis D; Type 1 diabetes mellitus

There are no population-based studies that have examined the association between vitamin D and type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and the role of lifestyle habits and dietary factors in young children in the Arabian Gulf and Middle East region. Little data on the intake of these nutrients in Mediterran...