Maternal serum retinol and β-carotene concentrations and neonatal bone mineralization: results from the Southampton Women’s Survey cohort1

Background: Studies in older adults and animals have suggested contrasting relations between bone health and different vitamin A compounds. To our knowledge, the associations between maternal vitamin A status and offspring bone development have not previously been elucidated.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Händel, Mina N, Moon, Rebecca J, Titcombe, Philip, Abrahamsen, Bo, Heitmann, Berit L, Calder, Philip C, Dennison, Elaine M, Robinson, Sian M, Godfrey, Keith M, Inskip, Hazel M, Cooper, Cyrus, Harvey, Nicholas C
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: American Society for Nutrition 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5039809/