Vitamin D and Kids Blog

by Dr. Miki Finlayson, Naturopathic Doctor on 05/01/12

Vitamin D Blog:

Article: Archive of Pediatrics  & Adolescent Medicine. Online before print. doi:10.1001/archpediatrics.2012.5[March 5, 2012].

Once again the importance of vitamin D is highlighted.   I often tell parents, and adults for that matter the importance of vitamin D.    Study after study confirms that daily intake in the standard American is low, and most benefit from dietary supplementation of Vitamin D.

The short summary of this study shows the more the intake of vitamin D based on dietary questionnaires in girls with high impact activity showed less incidence of stress fractures risk. 

It is usually easy to convince mothers that calcium and/or diary intake is important to the health of a growing child.    This study did not show the same stress fracture risk reduction for calcium or dairy. 

Be active, get plenty of protected sun exposure, and find out the healthy dose of vitamin D for you and your child by having your blood vitamin D levels tested.

Dr. Miki