Isn't there a recommendation for all breast-fed babies to receive abidec
drops?
And is there any data from the time when all babies and children
received supplements?
In message <[log in to unmask]>, Andy Lee
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Neither but I'm aware there is increasing research interest in the
>topic. There is known to be likelihood of low vitamin D status in
>pregnant women and consequently in their babies, especially entirely
>breastfed ones. Low vitamin D status has been linked to development of
>various non-bone chronic conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular,
>autoimmune and cancer disease so there is interest in the hypothesis
>that supplementation might reduce the incidence of these as well as of
>the bone diseases that links are already better established for. There
>doesn't appear to be an evidence base yet for adoption of routine
>supplementation though. The benefits and risks are not established.
----- Original Message ----
> From: Jel Coward <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Saturday, 21 March, 2009 12:06:29 AM
> Subject: Vit D for babies
>
> Hi all
>
> is Vit D given routinely to infants in the UK? What about to pregnant
women?
>
> Thanks
>
> -- Jel
> Check out the OSCAR Canada Users Society
> http://OSCARcanada.org
>
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Mary Hawking
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