Only days after I post about different multivitamins I've been trying, I find this article from Time magazine about kids and vitamin D.
My nurse practitioner gave me a similar article about vitamin D, and it certainly gave me a kick in the pants to take it myself, and to give multivitamins to my girls.
I do find the comments about breast fed babies lacking enough D, putting them at risk for diseases very worrisome. The AAP is doubling its recommended intake of vitamin D for infants and children. According to the article:
"The move comes as doctors increasingly raise concerns that children, particularly breast-fed infants, do not get enough of the vitamin, which not only promotes calcium absorption and bone health but may also stave off diseases such as cancer and multiple sclerosis. The easy fix, say doctors, is to take a daily supplement."
When I think that my babies are now 18 months and three years old, both breastfed for over a year, I wonder how much D they are lacking. I certainly didn't get enough to pass it along to them. I know breast feeding is best, but I wish I would have given them a multivitamin supplement sooner.
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i am sure this will interest lot of folks
Sunlight is my number one choice for vitamin D, then it's D rich foods, the natural ones not the fortified ones.
As far as supplements go:
"There have been no clinical trials to date demonstrating conclusively that D2 prevents fractures, yet every clinical trial of D3 has shown it does.
Further, vitamin D2 has a shorter shelf life, and its metabolites bind with protein poorly, making it less effective.
Studies have even concluded that vitamin D2 should no longer be regarded as a nutrient appropriate for supplementation or fortification of foods (though it continues to be used)."
source:
mercola.com
So for supplementation D3 seems to be preferable.
It means the intake of multivitamins should be started at a very early stage.
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