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AAP Recommends Double the Amount of Vitamin D for Babies

Posted in Nutrition on Oct 14th, 2008

The American Academy of Pediatrics has doubled the amount of recommended vitamin D for all babies, children and adolescents, from 200 IU per day to 400 IU per day.
This is after trials showed that 400 IU per day is not only safe for children, but will prevent and treat rickets. Rickets is a disease affecting [...]

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US Babies and Toddlers Low in Vitamin D

Posted in Nutrition on Jun 4th, 2008

Vitamin D – also known as ‘the sunshine vitamin’ – is in the news again this week.
Research published in the June issue of the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine showed that 12% of US children are already vitamin D deficient – and a further 28% are at risk of vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin D helps [...]

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