Parents told to double kids’ vitamin D intake
Researchers continue to discover more truth in grandma’s innumerable health tips. The latest finding provides evidence that vitamin D provides a host of health benefits one of which is preventing rickets. A report released Monday in Boston by the American Academy of Pediatrics said children must get at least 400 international units (iu) daily of the vitamin. Previous recommendations had limited the intake to only 200iu.
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