7 Things To Do With Kids This Summer That You Usually Do Indoors Or How to Combat Vitamin D Deficiency

mcmilker — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:22:00 +0000

A new report,Vitamin D Deficiency Puts 40% of U.S. Infants and Toddlers At Risk, just came out today with surprising, perhaps shocking news.

At least 40 percent of American infants and toddlers aren’t getting enough vitamin D, according to researchers from Children’s Hospital in Boston.

The study made particular note of the fact that breast feed children may be at a higher risk and recommends both mother and child take vitamin D supplements.

Breast-feeding is a known risk factor for low vitamin D levels in infants, which is why many pediatricians routinely recommend vitamin D supplementation for breast-fed infants. Other factors that may contribute to low levels of vitamin D include not drinking enough vitamin D-fortified milk (for toddlers), staying out of the sun or using sunscreen.

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7 Things To Do With Kids This Summer That You Usually Do Indoors Or How to Combat Vitamin D Deficiency

At least 40 percent of American infants and toddlers aren’t getting enough vitamin D, according to researchers from Children’s Hospital in Boston.