Giving high doses of Vitamin D than the recommended amount may not protect your toddler from catching cold in winters.
Vitamin D Deficiency in Pregnancy Affects Child's Development
Vitamin D deficiency in expectant mothers affects the social development and motor skills of children in their early years of life.
Vitamin D deficiency in expectant mothers affects the social development and motor skills of children in their early years of life.
‘Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin in a family of compounds that includes vitamins D-1, D-2, and D-3. It can affect as many as 2,000 genes in our body.’
Whether winter supplementation of Vitamin D reduces the risk among children is unknown. Jonathon L. Maguire from Researchers from the University of Toronto randomly assigned children aged one through five years to receive 2,000 IU/d of vitamin D oral supplementation (high-dose group; n=349) or 400 IU/d (standard-dose group; n=354) for a minimum of four months between September and May. The average number of laboratory-confirmed (based on parent-collected nasal swabs) upper respiratory tract infections per child were 1.05 for the high-dose group and 1.03 for the standard-dose group. "These findings do not support the routine use of high-dose vitamin D supplementation in children for the prevention of viral upper respiratory tract infections," the authors stated.
A limitation of the study was that children may have had upper respiratory tract infections without swabs being submitted. The study appears in journal JAMA.
Global Health Authorities Urged To Reconsider Vitamin D Guidelines
Current guidance of vitamin D states that the two forms of vitamin D (D2 & D3) have equivalent effect, but recent study says that both have different effects.
Current guidance of vitamin D states that the two forms of vitamin D (D2 & D3) have equivalent effect, but recent study says that both have different effects.
High Doses Of Vitamin D Help Soothe Inflamed Skin
Sunburn pain can be reduced with high doses of vitamin D taken one hour after sunburn, which significantly reduce skin redness, swelling, and inflammation.
Sunburn pain can be reduced with high doses of vitamin D taken one hour after sunburn, which significantly reduce skin redness, swelling, and inflammation.
Nine-To-Five Job Could be a Reason for Lack of Vitamin D
Stuck behind your office desk for most part of the day? Your nine-to-five job could be a major factor that puts you at high risk of Vitamin D deficiency.
Stuck behind your office desk for most part of the day? Your nine-to-five job could be a major factor that puts you at high risk of Vitamin D deficiency.
