Consequences of a non-supplemented pediatric vegan diet: Nephrolithiasis & nutritional calcipenic rickets

Rickets and other nutritional deficiencies have largely been eradicated in the industrialized world. However, strict adherence to modern diet trends such as veganism may leave individuals vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies if proper supplementation is not followed. The effects of such deficienci...

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Main Authors: Stacy R. Bedore, Joshua van der Eerden, Om Sakhalkar, Sung Alexander, Pablo J. SantaMaria, Martha K. Terris, Bradley Morganstern
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-05-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025001068
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Pablo J. SantaMaria
Martha K. Terris
Bradley Morganstern
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description Rickets and other nutritional deficiencies have largely been eradicated in the industrialized world. However, strict adherence to modern diet trends such as veganism may leave individuals vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies if proper supplementation is not followed. The effects of such deficiencies due to diet trends, particularly in children, is not well documented as occurrences are rare. Here we present a case of a 3-year-old female fed a strict vegan diet which led to the development of nutritional calcipenic rickets, failure to thrive, and nephrolithiasis.
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spelling doaj-art-be6feeb2ead2431c962a262ab7e4cfac2025-08-20T02:24:38ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202025-05-016010303510.1016/j.eucr.2025.103035Consequences of a non-supplemented pediatric vegan diet: Nephrolithiasis & nutritional calcipenic ricketsStacy R. Bedore0Joshua van der Eerden1Om Sakhalkar2Sung Alexander3Pablo J. SantaMaria4Martha K. Terris5Bradley Morganstern6Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th St, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States of America; Corresponding author.Medical College of Georgia, 1120 15th St, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States of AmericaMedical College of Georgia, 1120 15th St, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States of AmericaLoyola University Medical Center, Department of Urology, 2160 S 1st Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153, United States of AmericaMedical College of Georgia, Department of Urology, 1447 Harper Street, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States of AmericaMedical College of Georgia, Department of Urology, 1447 Harper Street, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States of AmericaMedical College of Georgia, Department of Urology, 1447 Harper Street, Augusta, GA, 30912, United States of AmericaRickets and other nutritional deficiencies have largely been eradicated in the industrialized world. However, strict adherence to modern diet trends such as veganism may leave individuals vulnerable to nutritional deficiencies if proper supplementation is not followed. The effects of such deficiencies due to diet trends, particularly in children, is not well documented as occurrences are rare. Here we present a case of a 3-year-old female fed a strict vegan diet which led to the development of nutritional calcipenic rickets, failure to thrive, and nephrolithiasis.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025001068
spellingShingle Stacy R. Bedore
Joshua van der Eerden
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Sung Alexander
Pablo J. SantaMaria
Martha K. Terris
Bradley Morganstern
Consequences of a non-supplemented pediatric vegan diet: Nephrolithiasis & nutritional calcipenic rickets
Urology Case Reports
title Consequences of a non-supplemented pediatric vegan diet: Nephrolithiasis & nutritional calcipenic rickets
title_full Consequences of a non-supplemented pediatric vegan diet: Nephrolithiasis & nutritional calcipenic rickets
title_fullStr Consequences of a non-supplemented pediatric vegan diet: Nephrolithiasis & nutritional calcipenic rickets
title_full_unstemmed Consequences of a non-supplemented pediatric vegan diet: Nephrolithiasis & nutritional calcipenic rickets
title_short Consequences of a non-supplemented pediatric vegan diet: Nephrolithiasis & nutritional calcipenic rickets
title_sort consequences of a non supplemented pediatric vegan diet nephrolithiasis amp nutritional calcipenic rickets
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025001068
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