ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0016.13-16 | Micronutrients | ESPEYB16

13.16. Global prevalence and disease burden of vitamin D deficiency: a roadmap for action in low- and middle-income countries

DE Roth , SA Abrams , J Aloia , G Bergeron , MW Bourassa , KH Brown , MS Calvo , KD Cashman , G Combs , LM De-Regil , ME Jefferds , KS Jones , H Kapner , AR Martineau , LM Neufeld , RL Schleicher , TD Thacher , SJ Whiting

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2018 Oct;1430(1):44–79. DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13968• This technical report reviews the global prevalence and public health disease burden of vitamin D deficiency.• Funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, the working group of content experts from North America and Europe provide a roadmap outlining population-based strategies to impr...

ey0021.15-8 | New Concerns | ESPEYB21

15.8. Causes and consequences of child growth faltering in low-resource settings

A Mertens , J Benjamin-Chung , JM, Jr. Colford , J Coyle , MJ van der Laan , AE Hubbard , S Rosete , I Malenica , N Hejazi , O Sofrygin , W Cai , H Li , A Nguyen , NN Pokpongkiat , S Djajadi , A Seth , E Jung , EO Chung , W Jilek , V Subramoney , R Hafen , J Haggstrom , T Norman , KH Brown , P Christian , BF Arnold , The Ki Child Growth Consortium.

In Brief: The authors perform a population intervention effects analysis of 33 longitudinal cohorts (total 83 671 children, 662 763 measurements), from 15 low- and middle-income counties (LMICs). They estimate that improving maternal anthropometry and child condition at birth would increase population mean length-for-age z-scores by up to 0.40 and weight-for-length z -scores by up to 0.15 by 24 months of age.This is 1 of 3 full articles publishe...