Pediatricians Double Vitamin D Recommendations
p>The American Academy of Pediatrics has doubled its recommendation for a daily dose of vitamin D in children, in the hopes of preventing rickets and promoting other health benefits.
p>The new guidelines from the nation’s leading group of pediatricians now call for children to receive 400 international units (IU) of vitamin D per day, beginning in the first few days of life. Children who do not get enough vitamin D are at risk for rickets, a bone-softening disease that result in stunted growth and skeletal deformities. Rickets remains rare in United States, but there have been some reports that it may be on the rise.
p>Sunlight is the best source of vitamin D, but air pollution, sunscreen and clothing all limit the amount of vitamin D the body can synthesize from sunlight./p>img src=”wild>/aggbug.aspx?PostID=71194″ width=”1″ height=”1″>br>a runat=”server” href=’/blogs/public_blog/Pediatricians-Double-Vitamin-D-Recommendations-71194.aspx#comments’> img runat=”server” border=”0″ alt=wild>
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