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David R. Fraser
Researcher at University of Sydney
Publications - 80
Citations - 2735
David R. Fraser is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Vitamin D and neurology & vitamin D deficiency. The author has an hindex of 27, co-authored 78 publications receiving 2457 citations. Previous affiliations of David R. Fraser include Cornell University.
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School-milk intervention trial enhances growth and bone mineral accretion in Chinese girls aged 10-12 years in Beijing
Xueqin Du,Kun Zhu,Angelika Trube,Qian Zhang,Guansheng Ma,Xiaoqi Hu,David R. Fraser,Heather Greenfield +7 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that an increase in milk consumption by means of school milk programmes, would improve bone growth during adolescence, particularly when Ca intake and vitamin D status are low.
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Low vitamin D status is associated with physical inactivity, obesity and low vitamin D intake in a large US sample of healthy middle-aged men and women ☆
Kaye E. Brock,Wen Yi Huang,David R. Fraser,Liang Ke,Marilyn Tseng,Rachael Z. Stolzenberg-Solomon,Ulrike Peters,Jiyoung Ahn,Mark P. Purdue,Rebecca S. Mason,Catherine A. McCarty,Regina G. Ziegler,Barry I. Graubard +12 more
TL;DR: Targeting an increase in vigorous activity and vitamin D and calcium intake and decreasing obesity could be public health interventions independent of sun exposure to improve vitamin D status in middle-aged Americans.
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Vitamin D deficiency and associated factors in adolescent girls in Beijing.
TL;DR: Subclinical vitamin D deficiency was widespread among Beijing adolescent girls in winter andLow plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations in summer, low calcium intake, and low plasma calcium concentrations in winter were the main risk factors foritamin D deficiency in winter.
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Low Vitamin D Status Has an Adverse Influence on Bone Mass, Bone Turnover, and Muscle Strength in Chinese Adolescent Girls
Leng Huat Foo,Qian Zhang,Qian Zhang,Kun Zhu,Kun Zhu,Guansheng Ma,Xiaoqi Hu,Heather Greenfield,David R. Fraser +8 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that adequate vitamin D status during adolescence is important for optimizing bone mass, which may lead to higher peak bone mass at maturity and also compromises forearm muscle strength.
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Relationship between vitamin D status, body composition and physical exercise of adolescent girls in Beijing
Leng Huat Foo,Leng Huat Foo,Qian Zhang,Kun Zhu,Kun Zhu,Guansheng Ma,Angelika Trube,Heather Greenfield,David R. Fraser +8 more
TL;DR: This cross-sectional analysis of 323 Chinese adolescent girls in Beijing in winter showed that hypovitaminosis D was common in these subjects, and policies be developed to prevent vitamin D deficiency in adolescent girls.