Dr. Ann

The data on vitamin D and health just keeps pourin’ in.  Here are some highlights: For teens living in the “sunny” south, low vitamin D levels were common, including 56 percent with insufficient levels and 30 percent with full-blown vitamin D deficiency. (Pediatrics, June 2010) In a study that followed 531 women over six years, […]

Most infants in the US are not getting adequate amounts of vitamin D.  Among those exclusively breast fed, only 5% to 13% met the guidelines for 400 IUs of vitamin D daily.  For those formula fed, only 20% to 37% did.  (Pediatrics, March 2010).  In children, low levels of vitamin D have been associated with […]