Skip to main content

Main menu

  • Home
  • Content
    • Latest
    • Archive
    • home
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
    • Join SMJ
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Office
    • Editorial Board
  • More
    • Advertising
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Folders
    • Help
  • Other Publications
    • NeuroSciences Journal

User menu

  • My alerts
  • Log in

Search

  • Advanced search
Saudi Medical Journal
  • Other Publications
    • NeuroSciences Journal
  • My alerts
  • Log in
Saudi Medical Journal

Advanced Search

  • Home
  • Content
    • Latest
    • Archive
    • home
  • Info for
    • Authors
    • Reviewers
    • Subscribers
    • Institutions
    • Advertisers
    • Join SMJ
  • About Us
    • About Us
    • Editorial Office
    • Editorial Board
  • More
    • Advertising
    • Alerts
    • Feedback
    • Folders
    • Help
  • Follow psmmc on Twitter
  • Visit psmmc on Facebook
  • RSS
Research ArticleOriginal Article
Open Access

Study of low vitamin D among children with anorexia in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region, Iraq during summer months

Riyadh A. Al-Obeidi and Aws H. Al-Numan
Saudi Medical Journal November 2019, 40 (11) 1129-1133; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2019.11.24598
Riyadh A. Al-Obeidi
From the Department of Pediatric (Al-Obeidi), College of Medicine and from the Faruk Medical City (Al-Numan), Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
DCh, CABP
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
Aws H. Al-Numan
From the Department of Pediatric (Al-Obeidi), College of Medicine and from the Faruk Medical City (Al-Numan), Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
FIBMS, MRCPCH
  • Find this author on Google Scholar
  • Find this author on PubMed
  • Search for this author on this site
  • For correspondence: [email protected]
  • Article
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • Info & Metrics
  • References
  • PDF
Loading

References

  1. ↵
    1. McInerny TK,
    2. Adam HM,
    3. Campbell DE,
    4. DeWitt TG,
    5. Foy JM,
    6. Kamat DM
    1. McGreal N,
    2. Ulshen MH,
    3. Loss of Appetite
    (2017) American Academy of Pediatrics Textbook of Pediatric Care, eds McInerny TK, Adam HM, Campbell DE, DeWitt TG, Foy JM, Kamat DM (American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village (IL)), 2nd ed, pp 1497–1499.
  2. ↵
    1. Chawes B,
    2. Bønnelykke K,
    3. Bisgaard H
    (2018) Prenatal vitamin D supplementation to improve health in offspring. JAMA Pediatr 172:617–618.
    OpenUrl
  3. ↵
    1. Bikle D,
    2. Feingold KR,
    3. Anawalt B,
    4. Boyce A,
    5. Vitamin D:production, metabolism, and mechanisms of action
    (2000) Endotext [Internet] (MDText.com, Inc, South Dartmouth (MA)).
  4. ↵
    1. Holick MF
    (2016) Biological effects of sunlight, ultraviolet radiation, visible light, infrared radiation and vitamin D for health. Anticancer Res 36:1345–1356.
    OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
  5. ↵
    1. Holick MF
    (2017) The vitamin D deficiency pandemic:Approaches for diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 18:153–165.
    OpenUrlPubMed
  6. ↵
    1. Creo AL,
    2. Thacher TD,
    3. Pettifor JM,
    4. Strand MA,
    5. Fischer PR
    (2017) Nutritional rickets around the word:an update. Paediatr Int Child Health 37:84–98.
    OpenUrl
  7. ↵
    1. Wang H,
    2. Chen W,
    3. Li D,
    4. Yin X,
    5. Zhang X,
    6. Olsen N,
    7. et al.
    (2017) Vitamin D and chronic diseases. Aging Dis 8:346–353.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  8. ↵
    1. Modan-Moses D,
    2. Levy-shraga Y,
    3. Pinhas-Hamiel O,
    4. Kochavi B,
    5. Enoch-Levy A,
    6. Vered I,
    7. et al.
    (2015) High prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in adolescent inpatients diagnosed with eating disorders. Int J Eat Discod 48:607–614.
    OpenUrl
  9. ↵
    1. Pereira-Santos M,
    2. Costa PR,
    3. Assis AM,
    4. Santos CA,
    5. Santos DB
    (2015) Obesity and vitamin D deficiency:a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev 16:341–349.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  10. ↵
    1. UpToDate
    Vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency in children and adolescents, Updated 2019, Available from: https://www.uptodate.com/contents/vitamin-d-insufficiency-and-deficiency-in-children-andadolescents?search=Vitamin%20D&source=search_result&selectedTitle=3~145&usage_type=default&display_rank=2. Accessed date 2019 April 20.
  11. ↵
    1. Klingberg E,
    2. Oleröd G,
    3. Konar J,
    4. Hammarsten O
    (2015) Seasonal variations in serum 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels in a Swedish cohort. Endocrine 49:800–808.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  12. ↵
    1. Lafraire J,
    2. Rioux C,
    3. Giboreau A,
    4. Picard D
    (2016) Food rejections in children:Cognitive and social/environmental factors involved in food neophobia and picky/fussy eating behavior. Appetite 96:347–357.
    OpenUrl
  13. ↵
    1. Becker P,
    2. Carney LN,
    3. Corkins MR,
    4. Monczka J,
    5. Smith E,
    6. Smith SE,
    7. et al.
    (2015) Consensus statement of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition:indicators recommended for the identification and documentation of pediatric malnutrition (undernutrition). Nutr Clin Pract 30:147–161.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  14. ↵
    1. Indrayan A,
    2. Malhotra RK
    (2018) Medical biostatistics (CRC Press, Boca Raton (FL)), 4th ed.
  15. ↵
    1. Gil Á,
    2. Plaza-Diaz J,
    3. Mesa MD
    (2018) Vitamin D:Classic and novel actions. Ann Nutr Metab 72:87–95.
    OpenUrlCrossRef
  16. ↵
    1. Combos GF,
    2. McClung JP
    (2017) The Vitamins:Fundamental aspects in nutrition and health (Elsevier), 5th ed.
  17. ↵
    1. Maetani M,
    2. Maskarinec G,
    3. Franke AA,
    4. Cooney RV
    (2009) Association of leptin, 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and parathyroid hormone in women. Nutr Cancer 61:225–231.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  18. ↵
    1. Hajimohammadi M,
    2. Shab-Bidar S,
    3. Neyestani TR
    (2017) Vitamin D and serum leptin:a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies and randomized controlled trials. Eur J Clin Nutr 71:1144–1153.
    OpenUrl
  19. ↵
    1. Gatti D,
    2. El Ghoch M,
    3. Viapiana O,
    4. Ruocco A,
    5. Chignola E,
    6. Rossini M,
    7. et al.
    (2015) Strong relationship between vitamin D status and bone mineral density in anorexia nervosa. Bone 78:212–215.
    OpenUrl
  20. ↵
    1. Holick MF
    (2010) The vitamin D solution, A 3-step strategy to cure our most common health problems (Penguin, New York), 1st ed, p 62.
  21. ↵
    1. Christy B,
    2. Hua L,
    3. Glenn
    (2013) Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among overweight and obese US children. Pediatrics 113:152–161.
    OpenUrl
  22. ↵
    1. Vogiatzi MG,
    2. Jacobson-Dickman E,
    3. DeBoer MD
    (2014) Vitamin D supplementation and risk of toxicity in pediatrics:a review of current literature. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 99:1132–1141.
    OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
  23. ↵
    1. Al-Saleh Y,
    2. Al-Daghri NM,
    3. Khan N,
    4. Alfawaz H,
    5. Al-Othman AM,
    6. Alokail MS,
    7. et al.
    (2015) Vitamin D status in Saudi school children based on knowledge. BMC Pediatr 15:53.
    OpenUrl
PreviousNext
Back to top

In this issue

Saudi Medical Journal: 40 (11)
Saudi Medical Journal
Vol. 40, Issue 11
1 Nov 2019
  • Table of Contents
  • Cover (PDF)
  • Index by author
Print
Download PDF
Email Article

Thank you for your interest in spreading the word on Saudi Medical Journal.

NOTE: We only request your email address so that the person you are recommending the page to knows that you wanted them to see it, and that it is not junk mail. We do not capture any email address.

Enter multiple addresses on separate lines or separate them with commas.
Study of low vitamin D among children with anorexia in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region, Iraq during summer months
(Your Name) has sent you a message from Saudi Medical Journal
(Your Name) thought you would like to see the Saudi Medical Journal web site.
Citation Tools
Study of low vitamin D among children with anorexia in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region, Iraq during summer months
Riyadh A. Al-Obeidi, Aws H. Al-Numan
Saudi Medical Journal Nov 2019, 40 (11) 1129-1133; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.11.24598

Citation Manager Formats

  • BibTeX
  • Bookends
  • EasyBib
  • EndNote (tagged)
  • EndNote 8 (xml)
  • Medlars
  • Mendeley
  • Papers
  • RefWorks Tagged
  • Ref Manager
  • RIS
  • Zotero
Share
Study of low vitamin D among children with anorexia in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan region, Iraq during summer months
Riyadh A. Al-Obeidi, Aws H. Al-Numan
Saudi Medical Journal Nov 2019, 40 (11) 1129-1133; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2019.11.24598
Twitter logo Facebook logo Mendeley logo
  • Tweet Widget
  • Facebook Like
  • Google Plus One
Bookmark this article

Jump to section

  • Article
    • Abstract
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Discussion
    • Acknowledgment
    • Footnotes
    • References
  • Figures & Data
  • eLetters
  • References
  • Info & Metrics
  • PDF

Related Articles

  • No related articles found.
  • PubMed
  • Google Scholar

Cited By...

  • No citing articles found.
  • Google Scholar

More in this TOC Section

  • The risk factors for cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Saudi Arabia
  • Prolonged flight exposure and its effects on sinonasal health among aircrew members
  • Identifying individuals at risk of post-stroke depression
Show more Original Article

Similar Articles

CONTENT

  • home

JOURNAL

  • home

AUTHORS

  • home
Saudi Medical Journal

© 2025 Saudi Medical Journal Saudi Medical Journal is copyright under the Berne Convention and the International Copyright Convention.  Saudi Medical Journal is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work. Electronic ISSN 1658-3175. Print ISSN 0379-5284.

Powered by HighWire