Vitamin sufficiency to preschool and young school age children from a group at risk for emergence of bone mineralization disorders
Kodentsova, V.M.; Vrzhesinskaia, O.A.; Spiricheva, T.V.; Pereverzeva, O.G.; Kharitonchik, L.A.
Voprosy Pitaniia 71(3): 3-7
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 0042-8833 PMID: 12227015 Document Number: 550225
Vitamin status of 36 children 5-8 years old (Moscow) from the decreased bone mineral density risk group has been evaluated. Only 6-14 per cent of children had deep vitamin deficit. Vitamin B1 and B2 insufficiency has been observed 1.6 fold rarely among children additionally receiving vitamin supplement. The relation between urinary calcium and vitamins B1, B2 and B6 excretion has been shown. No difference was found in calcium excretion rate irrespective of additional vitamin intake. Although no correlation between urinary calcium/creatinine excretion and urinary vitamins C, B1, B2 and B6 excretion has been found children with increased calcium/creatinine index are insufficiently supplied with four vitamins more often. The data obtained could not be regarded as negation of the vitamin sufficiency importance for calcium metabolism and osteogenesis disturbance prevention.