A study published this month in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has demonstrated that Vitamin D3 is more effective than antiviral drugs in preventing children from contracting influenza A, which caused last year’s swine flu epidemic. The randomised, double blind study, carried out in Japan by Dr Urashima and colleagues, gave children 1200IU/day vitamin […]
A review published in the BMJ this week suggests that rickets is becoming disturbingly common amongst British children. Rickets is caused by vitamin D deficiency, which is triggered by insufficient sunlight and poor diet. It has been suggested that long periods of time spent indoors are contributing to the problem. The researchers from Newcastle University […]
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