Vitamin D Deficiencies More Widespread than Thought
Vitamin D deficiencies are now thought to be rampant amongst kids. While pediatricians thought the problem had been solved amongst children with Vitamin D fortification of milk, crereal and other foods, a number of studies shows that Vitamin D deficiency is much more of a health problem than anyone realized according to Catherine Gordon, director of the bone health program at Children’s Hospital Boston. In the June issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Gordon found that a whopping 40% of toddlers and infants tested below average for Vitamin D.
A review of Vitamin D research published last July in the New England Journal of Medicine indicates that sunlight (15 minutes a day), diet and supplements are all good sources of this important Vitamin. While the Nationhal Institutes of Medicine suggest 200 IU per day for children and 400 IU for adults, some doctors suggest doubling this dose as overdosing on Vitamin D is thought to be highly unlikely.
As many of 95% of older Americans are also thought to be Vitamin D deficient. Besides helping with bone health, Vitamin D is also thought to play a role in preventing diabetes and hypertension as well as decreasing heart attack risk according to the National Institutes of Health.
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