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'Give vitamin D under five'
By Laura Marcus,
Nursery World,
20 March 2008
Babies who are given vitamin D supplements may be protected against developing Type 1 diabetes in later life, according to a new study.
Paediatric researchers from Stockport NHS Foundation Trust carried out a review of a possible association between vitamin D supplementation in early childhood and a reduced risk of developing Type 1 diabetes. They looked at five studies covering 6,455 European children ranging from birth to five years old, and found that those given extra vitamin D, usually cod liver oil, had their risk of developing diabetes fall by 29 per cent. Dr Christos Zipitis, lead researcher, said, 'When we compared the children who were supplemented...
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