Vitamin D Supplements: What Parents Should Know
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Most kids get enough vitamin D from April through October by playing outside. Learn when and how to supplement your child’s vitamin D intake.
Center for Bone Health News and Updates
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Differences in Bone Strength across the Skeleton Have Genetic Roots
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CHOP researchers analyzed discrepancies in children’s bone density across the skeleton, teasing out genetic clues that may help prevent osteoporosis later in life.
Genes Influencing Later Puberty Cause Lower Bone Density
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A genetic tendency for later puberty causes lower bone mineral density. This effect may raise the risk of osteoporosis and fractures later in life.
Gene Changes Found to Strongly Improve Bone Density in Girls
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CHOP researchers show that rare genetic changes strongly increase a child’s bone strength, but only in girls. Bone formation in childhood has lifelong effects.
Building Strong Bones
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Looking at your young child, it may never occur to you to think of the threat of osteoporosis — a disease that causes loss of bone density and makes a person more vulnerable to fractures. However, the young bones in your child's body will become the older bones in her adult body.