Journal of Hebei Medical College for Continuing Education ›› 2023, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (6): 21-27.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-490X.2023.06.003

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Advances on the role of iron and vitamin D in children's growth and development

WANG Yuru, JI Rui, ZOU Jingwen, YUAN Bo, BAI Jinxiu   

  1. Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China
  • Received:2022-07-18 Online:2023-12-25 Published:2023-12-25

Abstract: Children are at the most important stage of growth and development in a person's life, and the most commonly used indicators to evaluate physical development in children are height, weight and BMI. Iron and vitamin D play a vital role in children's growth and development. However, there are relatively few articles about the role of iron and vitamin D in children's growth and development. This article provides a systematic review of the current role of iron and vitamin D in childhood height growth and obesity,aiming to provide a scientific basis for the monitoring of iron and vitamin D levels and nutritional supplementation in the future, and to make clinicians pay more attention to the role of iron and vitamin D in children's growth and development.

Key words: iron, vitamin D, children, growth and development, height, weight

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