Those of us who had to endure taking spoonfuls of cod liver oil as a kid have the disease rickets to thank for that most unpleasant of taste bud tortures. Rickets is a disease found mostly in children in whom a lack of certain vitamins results in a softening and weakening of the bones. Rickets […]
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Vitamin D deficiency is rare in the general population. The major reason for this is that vitamin D is created by the body in the presence of sunlight. The recommended amount of Vitamin D needed is only about 5 mcg/day, which the body can create in less than one hour per week in sunlight. The […]
For many new parents, the arrival of a baby is one of the most exciting experiences in life. Watching a new baby grow and develop, especially in the first two years of life, can be a time of joy, excitement, but also frustration. It is a significant concern that many parents express during pediatric visits […]
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Vitamin D is often called the sun vitamin because the sun is a natural source of vitamin D. When the sunrays hit our skin, it triggers vitamin D production in our bodies. The problem is that in today’s society, where people spend ages indoors or slather themselves in sunblock before going outside, many suffer from […]
Vitamin D is manufactured by our skin in the presence of sunlight. We can also obtain it from some foods such as fortified dairy products and oily fish. Since many of us no longer spend time in the sun without sunscreen, and some of us do not consume enough dairy products, we are now vitamin […]
Crooked legs. On this one topic, many well-meaning and intentionally bystander mothers have given feelings of guilt. So your three-month-old or four-month-old died standing up. They do it when you read, when you try to do it by tightening your legs against the car seat high chair…. No they can stand for a long time, […]
Vitamin D is a nutrient needed by the body which is found in a few common foods including fish and most dairy products. Vitamin D is different from other vitamins in that it can be made by the body, however, this process requires direct and intense sunlight and so in many parts of the world, […]
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It is basic common knowledge to people today that they can get their recommended daily allowance (or RDA) of vitamin D (or calcium,) from milk and dairy products. However, this hasn’t always been the case. In the 1930s, rickets were a huge health problem. Large numbers of children all across the United States were showing […]