October 2017

March 2015

Voeding NU – Vitamine D deficiency in children

Following our publication on vitamin D deficiency in children in the Generation R Study (Journal of Nutrition, 2015), VoedingNU interviewed me about our findings. We showed that one in three school-age children suffer from vitamin D deficiency. In children with a non-Dutch ethnic background this was even 50%. Playing outside and watching television are important factors in the level of vitamin D in children.

 Link to the article (in Dutch)

Vitamine D deficiency in children

Following our publication on vitamin D deficiency in children (Journal of Nutrition, 2015), journalists from several media outlets interviewed me on how big this problem is in the Netherlands. We showed that one in three school-age children suffer from vitamin D deficiency. In children with a non-Dutch ethnic background this was even 50%. Playing outside and watching television are important factors in the level of vitamin D in children.

 Link to the article (in Dutch)