Pages tagged with "Infant-Child"
- Fewer drugs needed after cardiac surgery if higher levels of vitamin D (Chinese children)
- Allergy medications may be improved by Vitamin D (6X for birch pollen in this case)
- 8 of 10 pediatric COVID-19 infections were Vitamin D deficient (49 patients)
- Liver transplants in children more likely to be rejected if insufficient vitamin D
- Preterm births reduced by Vitamin D - many studies
- Hospital has banned Dr. Holick due to testifying in cases of infants with broken bones- August, 2021
- 1.8 X more heart medicines needed by children after heart surgery if low Vitamin D
- Taking vitamin D for health problems has raised D levels a bit (child Arthritis this case)
- 36X more likely for an infant to be low vitamin D if exclusively breastfed (Hong Kong)
- 42X increased vitamin D testing of children, no increase in levels (too little vitamin D prescribed to make a difference)
- Children's Cancer hospital now testing vitamin D frequently and supplementing weekly
- Vitamin D loading dose was as effective as daily dosing (rickets in this case) – RCT
- Severe pediatric COVID 5.5 more likely if low vitamin D (review of 6 studies)
- Sudden Infant Deaths (SIDS) soon after vaccination - many studies
- Metabolic syndrome risk in children decreased 12 percent for each 10 ng increase in Vitamin D – meta-analysis
- Infant Respiratory Infections not reduced by mothers taking small amount of vitamin D (28,000 weekly)– RCT
- Moderate to high Myopia 2X more likely if low Vitamin D (China)
- Virtually all infants in Poland got 400 IU of Vitamin D daily (not enough, non-daily is better)
- Vitamin D insufficiency in child 15X more likely if father is Vitamin D insufficient
- Consensus recommends at least 20 ng of Vitamin D for childhood cancer (not nearly enough)