Doctors Say Kids Need More Vitamin D

Children need twice as much vitamin D as previously recommended, their doctors now say. The new advice came from the American Academy of Pediatrics. This is the nation’s largest group of children’s doctors. The group said kids should receive 400 units of vitamin D daily. This includes even breastfed infants. Most kids will need a supplement to provide this much vitamin D. The doctors based their advice on new research. These studies suggest that the vitamin may help prevent diseases as well as keep bones strong. The Associated Press wrote about the new advice October 13.