Pages tagged with "Infant-Child"
- Preemies have increased need for vitamin D and Calcium (Rickets)
- Chronic kidney with low vitamin D: 90 percent of pediatric nephrologists now recommend more D
- 400 IU vitamin D was insufficient for 6 percent born of Vitamin D-Deficient Mothers
- Most European infants get vitamin D supplements, vs only 1 in 50 in US
- Took 4 months of 400 IU vitamin D for Iranian infants to get serum level of 30 ng
- Largest cause of infant deaths is respiratory infections, which is associated with low vitamin D
- Congenital heart surgery dropped vitamin D levels by 40 percent
- Children low on vitamin D were 2X more likely to have diarrhea and vomiting
- Breastfed infants: 90 percent had less than 20 ng of vitamin D, formula-fed: 15 percent
- Group is giving only 200 IU of Vitamin D to 70 million women and children to prevent Rickets
- March of Dimes pays for study of Vitamin D
- Black infants had far lower vitamin D levels which did not vary with season
- Middle ear infection (Otitis Media) and Vitamin D – many studies
- Many preemies need at least 800 IU of vitamin D – RCT
- Third study found that Infants needed 1600 IU of vitamin D – JAMA RCT
- 75 percent of unexplained sudden infant deaths had inadequate level of vitamin D
- Half of children with chronic illness had low levels of vitamin D
- Infants who have iron deficiency anemia are 4X more likely to be vitamin D deficient
- 400 IU of vitamin D for infants is good, 200 IU is not enough – RCT
- UK Milk producer sets vitamin D day, yet UK milk rarely has vitamin D