Author's response to reviews Title:Serum 25(OH)D concentrations and atopic diseases at age 10: Results from the GINIplus and LISAplus birth cohort studies Authors:

Serum 25(OH)D concentrations and atopic diseases at age 10: results from the GINIplus and LISAplus birth cohort studies

BACKGROUND Vitamin D is well recognized for its role in skeletal health and its involvement in the modulation of the immune system. In the literature, controversial results are reported for atopic diseases. Thus, we investigated the association between vitamin D status and the prevalence of atopic diseases. METHODS Serum 25-hydroxy-vitamin D (25(OH)D) concentrations were measured in a sample ...

Early diet and the risk of allergy: what can we learn from the prospective birth cohort studies GINIplus and LISAplus?

Recently, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the European Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition published new guidelines on early nutrition and allergy prevention in infants and children. This article reviews epidemiologic evidence from 2 prospective German birth cohort studies, the GINIplus and the LISAplus, regarding maternal diet during pregnancy and feeding pa...

Author's response to reviews Title:A cross-sectional analysis of the effects of residential greenness on blood pressure in 10 year old children: Results from the GINIplus and LISAplus studies Authors:

Iana Markevych ([email protected]) Elisabeth Thiering ([email protected]) Elaine Fuertes ([email protected]) Dorothea Sugiri ([email protected]) Dietrich Berdel ([email protected]) Sibylle Koletzko ([email protected]) Andrea von Berg ([email protected]) Carl-Peter Bauer (cpbauer@t-online...

Author's response to reviews Title:Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels Are Associated with Carotid Atherosclerosis in Normotensive and Euglycemic Chinese Postmenopausal women: The Shanghai Changfeng Study Authors:

Prospective associations of meat consumption during childhood with measures of body composition during adolescence: results from the GINIplus and LISAplus birth cohorts

BACKGROUND Higher meat and protein intakes have been associated with increased body weight in adults, but studies evaluating body composition are scarce. Furthermore, our knowledge in adolescents is limited. This study aimed to investigate the prospective associations of intakes of different meat types, and their respective protein contents during childhood, with body composition during adolesc...