Vitamin D Recommendations for Kids

Vitamin D Benefits: Researchers recommend a goal of 40-60ng/ml 25-OH vitamin D levels (60-75ng/ml for cancer patients per cancer researcher Donald Trump, MD). The benefits of sufficient 25-OH vitamin D levels include preventing rickets, strengthening muscles, bones and teeth, lowering blood pressure, reducing the risk of falling, diabetes, cancer, autoimmune disorders, cardiovascular disease and death from all causes, as well as boosting the immune system against viruses (including influenza), bacteria, and tuberculosis. Vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of depression, preeclampsia in pregnancy and perhaps even autism.
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Sun-sational Vitamin D: D-fense against disease

Preliminary research has also suggested a connection between low vitamin D levels and dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and autism. It seems that lacking this type of vitamin plays a role in the development or progression of most chronic diseases.
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