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1: Pediatrics. 2003 Apr;111(4 Pt 1):908-10.Click here to read Links
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Pediatrics. 2004 Jan;113(1 Pt 1):179-80.

Prevention of rickets and vitamin D deficiency: new guidelines for vitamin D intake.

Rickets in infants attributable to inadequate vitamin D intake and decreased exposure to sunlight continues to be reported in the United States. It is recommended that all infants, including those who are exclusively breastfed, have a minimum intake of 200 IU of vitamin D per day beginning during the first 2 months of life. In addition, it is recommended that an intake of 200 IU of vitamin D per day be continued throughout childhood and adolescence, because adequate sunlight exposure is not easily determined for a given individual. These new vitamin D intake guidelines for healthy infants and children are based on the recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences.

PMID: 12671133 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]