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Recommended Vitamin D for Kids Doubles
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) announced earlier today that it has doubled the recommended amount of vitamin D for infants, children, and adolescents. The decision to increase daily dosage is an update of the 2003 AAP initiative that sought to combat the childhood disease rickets. The minimal recommended dose for vitamin D supplementation has now increased from 200 international units (IU) to 400 (IU) per day, and should begin within the first few days of life. The new guidelines will be laid out in full in the November issue of Pediatrics.
Source: Dietary Supplement Information Bureau
Source: Dietary Supplement Information Bureau
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