30 October 2013
A new report from the United Kingdom’s Chief Medical Officer makes a case for providing vitamin D to all children under the age of five.
In the report, Chief Medical Officer Professor Dame Sally Davies, stated that, according to experts, nearly 40% of children in the UK are vitamin D deficient (1). She wants to see every child included in the Healthy Start Vitamin Programme, which currently only offers vitamins A, C, and D to impoverished children. In a case study of vitamin D supplementation in Birmingham, the city began providing vitamin D universally. Now, one in every five children takes supplements, which has reduced rickets cases by 50%.
Experts commented that the evidence is crystal clear and the opportunity is huge: investing in children is a certain way of improving the economic health of the nation as well as the children’s well-being. Giving every child the best start in life should be a priority for all decision makers in both central and local government. There is a duty to this generation of children, to the next generation and the generations to come.
3 January 2013
According to a new US review, supplementation of infant formulas with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) improves the visual acuity of infants up to 12 months old.
30 November 2012
Diabetic patients who have adequate blood vitamin D concentrations are less likely to develop clogged arteries compared to vitamin D deficient diabetics, suggests a new US study.
16 August 2013
