Pages tagged with "Infant-Child"
- 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
- Obese mothers with adequate vitamin D gave birth to low D and fat infants
- 6000 IU may be needed to get vitamin D in breast milk – systematic review
- 11X more non-immigrant children allergic to peanuts if vitamin D less than 20 ng
- 93% of newborns of military in Hawaii had low vitamin D
- Symptoms of vitamin D deficiency vary with the age of the child