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Early *** can result in immediate risks such as behavioral problems, and longer
term health risks such as breast cancer and cardio vascular disease.
We need an intervention study in which we can determine whether changing the vitamin
D status in girls relates to changes in when they begin menstruating.
Lately there has been a great interest in vitamin D because recent studies have found that vitamin D deficiency is common
in almost all studied populations. Vitamin D is important in bone development and functioning
but also in other body systems.
The rates of vitamin D found in the study are comparable to those found in children
in other Latin American countries. Vitamin D deficiency is also quite high in the United
States, especially in populations of people with a little darker skin, such as African
Americans and Hispanics.