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Pediatricians say double vitamin D dose
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CHICAGOMon Oct 13, 2008 5:13pm EDT
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - The American Academy of Pediatrics has doubled its
recommendation for a daily dose of vitamin D in children in the hopes
of preventing rickets and reaping other health benefits, the group
said on Monday.

U.S.  Health

"We are doubling the recommended amount of vitamin D children need
each day because evidence has shown this could have life-long health
benefits," said Dr. Frank Greer, of the American Academy of
Pediatrics, which released the new guideline recommendations at a
meeting in Boston.

"Supplementation is important because most children will not get
enough vitamin D through diet alone," Greer said in a statement.

The new guidelines from the nation's leading group of pediatricians
now call for children to receive 400 international units of vitamin D
per day, beginning in the first few days of life.

Children who do not get enough vitamin D are at risk for rickets, a
bone-softening disease that result in stunted growth and skeletal
deformities if not corrected while the child is young. Babies who are
exclusively breast-fed are at particular risk.

"Breast-feeding is the best source of nutrition for infants. However,
because of vitamin D deficiencies in the maternal diet, which affect
the vitamin D in a mother's milk, it is important that breast-fed
infants receive supplements of vitamin D," Dr. Carol Wagner of the
physician's group, who helped write the report, said in a statement.

Vitamin D can prevent and treat rickets, but dietary sources of
vitamin D are fairly limited. Vitamin D-fortified milk is the most
common source, but fortified cereals and oily fish such as tuna,
mackerel and sardines also contain vitamin D.

Rickets remains rare in United States, the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention says. But there were reports in 2000 and 2001 of
rickets among breast-fed infants.

Sunlight is the best source of vitamin D, but exposure to sunlight can
also raise the risk of skin cancer. Air pollution, sunscreen and
clothing all limit the amount of vitamin D the body can synthesize
from sunlight.

The group suggests non-breast-fed infants and older children who are
drinking less than one quart (liter) of vitamin D-fortified formula or
milk daily should receive a vitamin D supplement.

Adequate vitamin D throughout childhood may reduce the risk of
osteoporosis later in life. In adults, new evidence suggests that
vitamin D plays a role in the immune system and may help prevent
infections, autoimmune diseases, cancer and diabetes.

(Reporting by Julie Steenhuysen; Editing by Will Dunham and Xavier
Briand)

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