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1. Read the text and answer the following questions:
1. Why should children get double the usually recommended
amount of vitamin D?
2. What is the new advice based on?
3. How much of the vitamin D would be needed for disease preven-
tion?
4. What are the sources of vitamin D?
5. What are cases of rickets associated with?
6. What has Oregon State university vitamin D research laboratory
work shown?
Pediatricians advise more vitamin D in diet
CHICAGO
–
The nation's leading pediatricians group says chil-
dren from newborns to teens should get double the usually recom-
mended amount of vitamin D because of evidence that it may help
prevent serious diseases.
To meet the new recommendation of 400 units daily, millions of
children will need to take daily vitamin D supplements, the American
Academy of Pediatrics said. That includes breast-fed infants – even
those who get some formula, too, and many teens who drink little or
no milk.
Baby formula contains vitamin D, so infants on formula only
generally don’t need supplements. However, the academy recom-
mends breast-feeding for the first year of life and breast milk is some-
times deficient.
Most commercially available milk is fortified with vitamin D, but
most children and teens don’t drink enough of it – four cups daily
would be needed – to meet the new requirement, said Dr Frank Greer,
the report’s co-author.
The new advice is based on mounting research about potential
benefits from vitamin D besides keeping bones strong, including sug-
gestions that it might reduce risks for cancer, diabetes and heart dis-
ease. But the evidence isn’t conclusive and there’s no consensus on
how much of the vitamin would be needed for disease prevention.