Pediatrics: Supplements: when will vitamin D have its day in the sun?

Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2010 Oct;6(10):539-40. doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2010.127.

Abstract

Most breast-fed and many formula-fed infants in the USA have an inadequate daily intake of vitamin D—below the amounts recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)—according to the results of a study by Perrine et al. The majority of infants might, therefore, need daily vitamin supplementation to meet the 2008 AAP recommendation.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Dietary Supplements*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant Formula / chemistry
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Vitamin D / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Vitamin D