Influence of vitamin D supplementation on growth, body composition, pubertal development and spirometry in South African schoolchildren: a randomised controlled trial (ViDiKids)

• Main Authors: Cyrus Cooper (Author), David A Jolliffe (Author), Adrian R Martineau (Author), Linda-Gail Bekker (Author), Nicholas C Harvey (Author), William D Fraser (Author), Keren Middelkoop (Author), Jonathan Tang (Author), Anna K Coussens (Author), Robert J Wilkinson (Author), Neil Walker (Author), Lisa Micklesfield (Author), Justine Stewart (Author), Amy E Mendham (Author), James Nuttall (Author), Waheedullah Momand (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Objective To determine whether weekly oral vitamin D supplementation influences growth, body composition, pubertal development or spirometric outcomes in South African schoolchildren.Design Phase 3 double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial.Setting Socioeconomically disadvantaged peri-urban di...