Vitamin D needed for both mother and baby

www.grub4life.com today reports that feeding children vitamin D-rich foods and supplements after birth may be too late to ensure optimal bone health if mum’s intake was inadequate during pregnancy, new data has revealed. 02-09-2010

A study with guinea pigs has revealed that sufficient vitamin D for a newborn may not be sufficient to reverse vitamin D deficiency in the womb, researchers from McGill University in Quebec report in the Journal of Nutrition.
 
“This study demonstrates the importance of vitamin D in bone health as well as the implications that a mother’s nutrient deficiency has a profound effect on her offspring during gestation and infancy” wrote the researchers, led by Dr Hope Weiler.
 
“This study is highly suggestive that efforts to optimize maternal vitamin D status in pregnancy are needed along with maintenance in infancy rather than relying on postnatal supplementation to restore vitamin D status and bone mass.”
 
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