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Influence of vitamin D supplementation on muscle strength and exercise capacity in South African schoolchildren: secondary outcomes from a randomised controlled trial (ViDiKids)

Keren Middelkoop
Jonathan Tang
Lisa K. Micklesfield
Robert J. Wilkinson
Nicholas C. Harvey
Amy E. Mendham
Neil Walker
David A. Jolliffe
Cyrus Cooper
Justine Stewart
Stephanie Hemmings
Adrian R. Martineau

20243 citationsOpen accessUniversity of the Witwatersrand

Abstract

A 3-year course of weekly oral supplementation with 10 000 IU vitamin D<sub>3</sub> elevated serum 25(OH)D<sub>3</sub> concentrations in South African schoolchildren but did not influence muscle strength, exercise capacity or risk of EIB.

Research topics

Physical Activity and Health
Children's Physical and Motor Development
Vitamin D Research Studies

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-002019

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